WRIGHT, Carolyn^[1]

1955 - 2010  (54 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	WRIGHT, Carolyn
  Birth	30 Oct 1955  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 May 2010  [1]
  Notes	Carolyn Lois Wright Shepherd, age 54, of Lansing, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 26, 2010 at her home. A memorial service was held on Thursday, June 3, at 7 p.m. at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Stuart and the Rev. Russell Sheets officiating. The family received friends on Thursday from 6-7 p.m., one hour prior to the memorial service Mrs. Shepherd was born in Lewisburg, WV on Sunday, Oct. 30, 1955 to the late Louis and Anna Jianniney Wright. Mrs. Shepherd is survived by; her husband, Doug Shepherd of Lansing; one son, Doug Shepherd II and companion, Heather Smith, of Glendale Springs; one daughter, Michelle Brooks and husband, Shannon, of West Jefferson; two half brothers, Pete Jianniney of Fort Myers, FL, Richey Jianniney and wife, Pat, of Red Line, PA; one half sister, Joyce Leisure and husband, Dave, of Wilmington, DE; seven grandchildren, Skyler Dillard, Laken Blankenship, Sydnee Shepherd, Talarah Shepherd, Chloe Shepherd, Aiden Shepherd, Emma Shepherd; and several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family, c/o Boone Family Funeral Home, PO Box 786, West Jefferson, NC 28694. The family met at the home place, 690 Lee Osborne Road in Lansing. You may give the family your condolences at our website located online at www.boonefuneralhome.com.
  Person ID	I422375658766	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	WRIGHT, Richard L,   b. 17 Feb 1929, Bramwell Mer, West Virginia d. 27 Apr 1998 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	JIANNINEY, Anna Lee,   b. 17 Mar 1928, Spring Creek-Beech Bluff, West Virginia d. 27 Nov 2007 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1954	Clifton Forge, Virginia, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F3279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SHEPHERD, James Douglas,   b. 13 February 1951, Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America d. 20 September 2019, Lansing, Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. SHEPHERD, M.   2. SHEPHERD, J.D. II
  Family ID	F1720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1656129037] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. [S1655699618] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168269. [S1655699618] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1692490615] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Daily Review; Publication Date: 1/ Feb/ 1954; Publication Place: Clifton Forge, Virginia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/795345150/?article=f0640652-d4c3-49bc-913b-c64e7f96f8a4&focus=0.26061544,0.6966681,0.37541127,0.8342071&xid=3398.