Edna L. Shepherd Obituary
The world bids farewell to Edna L. Shepherd of Leesburg, Virginia, born in Washington, District of Columbia, departing on May 6, 2026 at the age of 90. Edna leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Edna L. Shepherd or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid Edna farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Edna is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Edward B. McQuade and Ina A. McQuade (Atwell); her siblings, Clarence McQuade and Francis Osbourne; her granddaughter Kirsten Kilmer; and her son-in-law Paul Patterson (James H. Rourk).
She is survived by: her children, Ina Patterson, Dorothy Rutherford, Wendy Huber (Danny), Mark Rourk and Charlotte Trammell; and her sister Patricia Frappier.
