Obituary for John A. Shepherd

Ocean Pines, MD

John Alan Shepherd, age 88, died Thursday September 6, 2018 at Genesis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Richard and Florence Regester Shepherd. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice McGinnis Shepherd, in 2010; his brothers Robert Shepherd and Richard Shepherd; and his sister, Barbara Fallows. He is survived by his twin brother, James Barton Shepherd, of Pensacola, FL, and nieces and nephews.

Mr. Shepherd was a United States Veteran, serving during the Korean War. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Penn State and had worked as a comptroller for Prince George’s Hospital in Upper Marlboro, MD. He and his wife moved to Ocean Pines, MD in the early 1990’s.

No formal services are planned at this time. A donation in his memory may be made to the Worcester County Commission on Aging.