Mattie Faye Shepherd Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mattie Faye Shepherd of Silva, Missouri, born in Athens, Alabama, who passed away at the age of 79, on October 9, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mattie Faye Shepherd to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Verlan Persell and Amanda Persell (Cochran); her husband Darrell Galen Shepherd; her sister Sarah White; her daughter Brenda Ottensmeyer; and her grandson Eli Shepherd.
She is survived by: her children, Roger Shepherd (Maria), Janet Drake (Mark) and Becky Meintz (Greg); her son-in-law Rich Ottensmeyer (Margie); her siblings, Eugene Persell (Janice), Foy Persell (Janice), Bobby Joe Persell (Elaine), Mary Alice Lomax (late JL), Jo Anne Green (Wade), Margaret Green and Janie Burkett (Kenneth); her grandchildren, Ryan Ottensmeyer (Christy), Sara Ottensmeyer, Aaron Suerman, Allison Hoffman (Mike), Anna McCoombe (DJ), Madison Drake, Nick Huber, Carley Huber, Derek Gibson, Ashley Mason (Colten), Amber Gonz, Christy Orf (Joey), James Meintz (Jenna) and Dalton Meintz (Emily); and her great grandchildren, Aiden, Eli, Elenanor, Parker, Sloan, Vera, Tula, Owen, Jason, Miranda, Brooke, Jessica, Charli, Walter, Annah, Carter, Clara and Cason. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
