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On October 6, 1938, Shepperd married the former Mamie Strieber (December 30, 1917 &ndash; January 9, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title= Mamie Erna Strieber Shepperd|url= http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/oaoa/obituary.aspx?n=mamie-erna-strieber-shepperd&pid=173826182|publisher='The Odessa American''|accessdate=November 1, 2019}}</ref> of Yorktown in DeWitt County in southeastern Texas. The couple had two sons and twin daughters, John Ben, Jr. (November 13, 1942 &mdash; June 17, 1970), Alfred, Marianne (September 2, 1948 &mdash; July 16, 2008), and Suzanne. Shepperd was a member of the Disciples of Christ. He maintained residences in his native Gladewater and in Odessa.​

On October 6, 1938, Shepperd married the former Mamie Strieber (December 30, 1917 &ndash; January 9, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title= Mamie Erna Strieber Shepperd|url= http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/oaoa/obituary.aspx?n=mamie-erna-strieber-shepperd&pid=173826182|publisher='The Odessa American''|accessdate=November 1, 2019}}</ref> of Yorktown in DeWitt County in southeastern Texas. The couple had two sons and twin daughters, John Ben, Jr. (November 13, 1942 &mdash; June 17, 1970), Alfred, Marianne (September 2, 1948 &mdash; July 16, 2008), and Suzanne. Shepperd was a member of the Disciples of Christ. He maintained residences in his native Gladewater and in Odessa.​

Shepperd died of [[cancer]] on March 8, 1990 at the age of 74 at his home in Gladewater. Shepperd, his son, and his daughter are interred at the private Shepperd family cemetery in Gladewater.<ref>Source: [http://www.txgenes.com/TxGregg/Cemeteries/JohnShepperdCem.html, accessed July 21, 2009; no longer on-line.</ref>​

Shepperd died of [[cancer]] on March 8, 1990 at the age of 74 at his home in Gladewater. Shepperd, his son, and his daughter are interred at the private Shepperd family cemetery in Gladewater.<ref>Source: txgenes.com, accessed July 21, 2009; no longer on-line.</ref>​

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