Obituary of Elizabeth Shepard
Elizabeth Lawson Shepard, 90, of Palm City, Florida, died, February 4, 2010 at Sandhill Cove, Palm City.
Born in Danbury, Connecticut, she had been a resident of Hobe Sound and Palm City for 28 years coming from Hackettstown, New Jersey. .
She was a homemaker, a pianist, a teacher and a gardener.
She was a member of the St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Port Salerno, Florida. She was a volunteer at Danbury Hospital, Danbury Connecticut and Water's Edge Extended Care.
Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Morton W. Shepard of Sandhill Cove, Palm City; a son Morton W. Shepard and his wife Sally of Port Macquarie, Australia; a daughter Susan Burriss and her husband Richard of Los Gatos, California; 4 grandchildren Robert Howie, Brian Howie, Adam Shepard and Joanne Shepard and 3 great-grandchildren, Samantha, Robby and Oscar.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Alfred B. Lawson Jr. and a sister Barbara Orlando
There will be a memorial service at 3:00 PM on February 6, 2010 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Arrangements under the direction of Forest Hill Funeral Homes-Palm City Chapel.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org in Mrs. Shepard's memory.
An online register book is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com.