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Official Obituary of

Selma Jean (Belcher) Shepherd

July 1, 1941 ~ January 30, 2025 (age 83) 83 Years Old
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Ms. Selma Jean Belcher Shepherd, age 83 of Master Street, Corbin, Kentucky passed away on Thursday morning at The Heritage Health & Rehabilitation Center in Corbin, Kentucky.

She was the mother of Jennifer Sasser and husband, Richard of Corbin, Kentucky. She was the sister of Rose Coleman of Georgia and Georgia Westfelt of Tennessee. She was also blessed with three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, plus a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her passing. She worked as a Machinist and was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Zach and Cindy Belcher and by three brothers.

The family of Ms. Shepard has requested that all services be PRIVATE. Burial will follow in the Honey Branch Cemetery in the Saylor Community of Leslie County.

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