Jimmy Lee Shepherd, 85, Pocahontas passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.

He was born in Colestin, Oregon on June 7, 1939 to the late William Clark and Sadie King Shepherd.  On February 9, 1968 Jim married Mary Ann Newton in Medford, Oregon at the First United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Sadie King Shepherd and William Clark Shepherd; and brothers, Robert Allen Shepherd and William E. Shepherd.

Jim is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Shepherd; two children, Christina (Nathan C.) Bamford of Bangor, California and Bradley (Gail) Shepherd of Fayetteville, Arkansas; eleven grandchildren, Logan, Nathan T., Riley, Andrea, Ethan, Nolan, and Jane Bamford, Katelyn Bamford Nsr, Benjamin, Samuel, and Abraham Shepherd; four great-grandchildren, Alec, Emersyn, Archer, and Theo Bamford; soon to be fifth great grand baby Nsr; and one brother, David (Lora) Shepherd of Nevada.

Jim was a veteran of the United States Air Force and then served as an air traffic controller for the FAA until the Patco strike in 1981.  He then retrained and earned an accounting degree.  He had a bookkeeping and tax business in Pocahontas for 20 years until suffering a stroke in 2015.

Jim will be laid to rest with military honors in the Fayetteville National Cemetery on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM with Chaplain Michael Ford officiating.

A memorial visitation will be held at Maynard Methodist Church on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 1-2 PM with a memorial service beginning at 2 PM with Willie Frazier officiating.

Honorary Pallbearers are Gary King, Red Pearcy, and all of Jim's grandchildren.

All services are under direction of McNabb Funeral Home.