Roberta Joyce Shepard

Roberta Joyce (Ogden) Shepard. Born 2/19/38 to Francis (Dave) & Clara E (Ziegler) Ogden at Ft. Hamilton Hospital, Hamilton, OH. Roberta grew up in Cleves & Hooven, OH. She graduated from Taylor High School. Roberta married Walter J. Shepard on June 21, 1961. Roberta & Walt have 2 children, Terry Lee & Theresa Lynn. Walt & Roberta lived in Hooven, OH, Jeffersonville, KY, Memphis, TN, Harrison, OH, St. Petersburg, FL & most recently in Carmel/Kokomo, IN. Roberta loved sports, played Softball in high school as well as loved to bowl & roller skate. She loved dancing, family, visiting the farm, Flea Markets & spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren & great-grandchildren. Roberta loved country music & family reunions. She was an avid Elvis fan & lived across the street from Elvis in Memphis, TN. She was a member of Job’s Daughters & the Cleves Fireman’s Auxiliary. Roberta is preceded in joining our Lord by her parents, Dave & Clara Ogden, & her nephew, Douglas Ogden. She is survived by her husband, Walter, son-Terry Benson (Karen), daughter-Theresa Mandery (Jay), brother-Bud Ogden (Donna), niece-Kim Barber (Bobby), nephew-Dennis Ogden. Roberta is blessed with 5 grandchildren, AJ Mandery (Ashley), Matthew Mandery, Jodi Haynes, Nicole Benson & Meagan Rose Benson, 10 great grandchildren & 2 great-great grandchildren.Roberta worked for Williams Directory for 25 years. She worked for Dr. Andrew Mandery for 18 years. Visitation Fri, Jan. 31, 10 AM until time of service at 1 PM at the Dennis George Funeral Home, 44 S. Miami Ave., Cleves, OH 45002.In lieu of flowers, donations to: Bethel Food & Baby Pantry, Bethel Lutheran Church, 20650 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, IN 46062. Donations can be made at the Funeral Home on Friday during the celebration of life. www.dennisgeorgefunerals.com