Honoring Memories With Compassionate Obituary Services

Mrs. Marjorie Shepherd, 88, of Magnolia, Arkansas was born, October 21, 1933, to the late Henry Hamilton, Sr., and the late Birdie Mae McDonald-Hamilton. She gave her life to Christ at an early age and eventually united with Unity Missionary Baptist Church of Lewisville, Arkansas where she served as an usher, choir member with the Mission Board and you could always find her in the kitchen. She later moved to Magnolia and became a member of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church where she continued to serve until her health failed and she could no longer attend.

Mrs. Shepherd devoted her life to the service of others as she served many years at the Lafayette County Memorial Hospital as a dietician which carried on into her family life where she would often cook and make meal recommendations to ensure the health and well-being for all her family members and others. She was as well employed by K-Mart and did multiple other jobs. When she wasn’t working, she never let her hands stay idle and was active with Green Bay Chapter Number 227 Order of Eastern Star, Lewisville, Arkansas.

Her school aged years were spent in the Lewisville Schools, she graduated from Lewisville Colored High School and went on to attend College at Philander-Smith College in Little Rock Arkansas.

In August of 1977, she married Rev. Reuel (R.L.) Shepherd and served the Minister’s Wives association, even years after his death, teaching and mentoring young preachers’ and pastors’ wives the value of being a Proverbs 31, Woman of Virtue.

Ms. Shepherd was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ms. Birdie Mae McDonald-Hamilton and Mr. Henry Hamilton, Sr., her husband Rev. Reuel (R.L.) Shepherd and all nine of her brothers. Henry Hamilton, Jr., Luther Hamilton, J.B. Hamilton, Cifers Hamilton, Fred Hamilton, Alvis Hamilton, Roscoe Hamilton, M.C. Hamilton, Herman Lee Hamilton and three sisters in law, Helen Johnson-Hamilton, Betty Hamilton, and Linda Hamilton. Two sons, Charles and Perry (Sonny) Shepherd.

She is survived by and leaves to share her memories of life, her three sons, Reuel Shepherd of Conway, Arkansas, Robert Hamilton and his wife Denise of Forney and Carl Anderson of Allen, Texas. Two daughters, Sharon Moore of Magnolia, Arkansas and Dorothy Blevins of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, her only sister Margarine Hamilton-Turner, two sisters in law, Earl Dean Hamilton of Mountain Pine Arkansas and Helen Hamilton of Stamps, Arkansas, a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends and a God daughter, Kenice Hayes and her husband Regie of Magnolia.

Funeral service will be held at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church; 900 South Washington; Magnolia, Arkansas, Saturday March 19, 2022, at 1:00 pm under the direction of Hamilton-Davis Funeral Home and Staff where Pastor B.J. Harris will serve as Officiant and Eulogist. Interment will be at Plainview Cemetery, U.S. Highway 79 at Columbia County Rd 30; Magnolia, Arkansas immediately following the service. A walk-through visitation will be held at Hamilton-Davis Funeral Home Chapel, 415 East First Street, Stamps, Arkansas, Friday, March 18, 2022, from 11:00 until 4:00 p.m.