Robert Melvin Shepard Jr. Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Robert Melvin Shepard Jr. (Tulsa, Oklahoma), who passed away on September 24, 2021 at the age of 102. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including: his wife Eleanor Garnet Handlin of New Orleans; and his children, Robert Shepard (Billie) of Helena, Gayle Henley, Carolyn Balson (Ken) of El Reno and Tom Shepard (Pam) of Gulf Shores, Alabama..

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Funeral arrangement under the care of
Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel & Southwood Colonial Chapel

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