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Doris Burdette

Doris Burdette

Female 1930 - 2014  (84 years)


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  • Name Doris Burdette 
    Birth 13 Sep 1930 
    Gender Female 
    Death 13 Dec 2014  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I24888  The Road to Here
    Last Modified 10 May 2025 

    Father Marvin Burdette   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F7677  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eugene G. Durham   d. 2004 
    Marriage 1949 
    Family ID F7678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 May 2025 

    Family 2 Robert Carver Sheppard,   b. 1928, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 2011 (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 2007 
    Family ID F7676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 May 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Doris Sheppard Obituary
      Sheppard, Doris Burdette Durham, 84 passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Jefferson Place in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born to Zelphia and Marvin Burdette of Herbert, KY on September 13, 1930. She was preceded in death by her parents & husbands Eugene G. Durham and Robert C. Sheppard. Following one year at Bethel College of Hopkinsville and a twenty year break, she graduated in 1969 from Kentucky Southern College (now University of Louisville). She was married to Eugene G. Durham of Kenly, NC in 1949. They had one child, a daughter. Doris co-founded Medical Credit Bureau, Inc. with Robert C. Sheppard in 1961, where she worked until her retirement. After Gene died in 2004, she married Bob Sheppard in 2007. Doris is survived by her daughter, Susan Durham Richardson (Bill) of Orange, CA, her granddaughters Saren Pierson (Randy) of Sonoma, CA and Claire Richardson of Los Angeles, CA, her sister, Marvadene McGehee (Tommie), her brother, Obed E. Burdette (Barbara) of Louisville, KY and several nieces and nephews living in KY, IN & NC. Doris was previously a member of Rockford Lane Baptist Church. She was currently a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church, where she was served by their Hugg Ministry.


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