Monroe Taylor “Shep” Shepperd
Monroe Taylor “Shep” Shepperd, 79, of Belton passed away May 9 in a local care center. Memorial services were held May 12 at Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel in Belton.

Descended from Bell County pioneers, M.T. “Shep” was born on Oct. 28, 1929 to Guy Monroe Shepperd and Lila Mae Allanmon Shepperd. Shep grew up in the ranch country of Salado. He graduated from Salado High School in 1946, where he was an all-district football player. He entered Texas A&M College as a 16 year old freshman and graduated in 1950 with a degree in Animal Husbandry and Management.
On April 20, 1951 he married his life-long love and companion, Joan Darden in Belton. The couple moved to Buda, Texas where he was manager to the Negley Ranch. Soon after duty called and Shep entered the Army and was stationed in Germany for two years. Upon his discharge he, Joan and Joe made their home in Bell County Shep’s career as civil servant working at Killeen Base began at this time but shortly thereafter, he accepted a position at Fort Hood where he worked for 20 years as a budget analyst, completing a 35 year career. He volunteer thousands of hours and was a dedicated servant of his community.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Joan Darden Shepperd, three sons; Joe T. Shepperd; David C. Shepperd, John M. Shepperd; sister, Mayelee Carlisle and brother Guy Shepperd.
Memorial donations may be made to: Belton Educational Enrichment Foundation 400 N. Wall St. Belton, Texas 76513 or to the Belton FFA-4-H Booster Club Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 1912 Belton, Texas 76513.
Funeral arrangements by Heartfield Funeral Home.