Hardy Sheppard

Hardy Sheppard, 95, of Atlanta died Saturday, July 9, 2016, in a Linden, Texas hospital. Mr. Sheppard was born Feb. 27, 1921, in Linden. He was a school bus driver and a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jerry D. Sheppard of Douglassville, Texas, and Berry Sr. and Leraine Sheppard of Atlanta; one sister, Jennie Gibson of Altadena, Calif.; three grandchildren and two spouses, Anthony Nickleberry of Texarkana, Berry Jr. and Felicia Thomas Sheppard of Atlanta and Hardy and Kim Sheppard of Bivins, Texas; seven great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Worship Centery with Josh Lee officiating. Burial will be in Mount Zion Cemetery, Douglassville, under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home. The body may be viewed noon to 5 p.m. Friday, July 15,  at the funeral home