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     E. A. Kimmerly is the daughter of (?) Kimmerly and Mabel Halley.

     Georgie M. Pesold was born on 5 October 1895 in Missouri. As of after 1913,her married name was Shepherd. She married Charles Gordon Shepherd, son of Racey Charles Shepherd and Mabel Halley, after 1913. Georgie M. Pesold died on 24 September 1983 in San Jose, California, at age 87. She was buried on 30 September 1983 at Forest Hills Cemetery (Midtown), Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

     Hallie Shepherd was born on 14 June 1885 in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Racey Charles Shepherd and Mabel Halley.¹ As of after 1904,her married name was Walsh. Hallie Shepherd married Charles Jospeh Walsh after 1904.¹ Hallie Shepherd died on 7 February 1938 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 52. She was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

     Charles Jospeh Walsh was born on 18 December 1884 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He married Hallie Shepherd, daughter of Racey Charles Shepherd and Mabel Halley, after 1904.¹ Charles Jospeh Walsh died on 23 February 1969 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 84


Charles James Walsh, attorney, of 1066 Linden, died yesterday at 2:10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was 84. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Corrine Walsh: a son Charles Walsh Jr., of 336 Peg Lane; three daughters, Mrs. Howard Bugg of 1846 Poplar, Mrs. Mary Gallagher of 1044 Eastmoreland, and Mrs. Herman Micci of 5325 Lexington; and three sisters, Mrs. Rosiland Riddick of 3944 Carter, Mrs. Margaret Corbett of 4723 Milnor and Mrs. Annette Lawless of Little Rock. Cosmopolitan Funeral Home has charge.

The Commercial Appeal
February 24, 1969.

He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

     John Peter Kallaher was born on 4 July 1883 in Tennessee. He married Daisy Lovie Shepherd, daughter of Racey Charles Shepherd and Mabel Halley, circa 1909. John Peter Kallaher died on 19 February 1929 at age 45. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

     Mabel Ella Shepherd was born in August 1880 in Natchez, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Racey Charles Shepherd and Mabel Halley. As of 5 November 1908,her married name was Hunter. Mabel Ella Shepherd married Edward W. Hunter on 5 November 1908 at Chicagp, Cook County, Illinois. As of before 1920,her married name was Kimmerly. Mabel Ella Shepherd married Earl Anderson Kimmerly before 1920. Mabel Ella Shepherd died on 6 February 1932 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 51. She was buried on 8 February 1932 at Forest Hills Cemetery (Midtown), Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

     Edward W. Hunter was born on 14 December 1858 in Wilson County, Tennessee. He married Mabel Ella Shepherd, daughter of Racey Charles Shepherd and Mabel Halley, on 5 November 1908 at Chicagp, Cook County, Illinois. Edward W. Hunter died on 4 September 1913 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, at age 54. He was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

     Earl Anderson Kimmerly was born on 2 January 1893 in Phillipsburg, Saline County, Oklahoma. He married Mabel Ella Shepherd, daughter of Racey Charles Shepherd and Mabel Halley, before 1920. Earl Anderson Kimmerly died on 30 April 1978 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 85.

     Fred N. Eads was born in 1899. He married Florence Hullinger, daughter of Jason Patrick Hullinger and Mary Ella Tudor, before 1920.¹ Fred N. Eads died in 1965. He was buried at Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Logan County, Ohio.

     Emery Adiar Meredith was born on 9 June 1895 in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. He married Hazel Hullinger, daughter of Jason Patrick Hullinger and Mary Ella Tudor, before 1920.¹ Emery Adiar Meredith was buried at Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Logan County, Ohio. He died on 6 February 1970 at age 74.

     Noan Bee Schumacher married Richard Irvin Hullinger, son of Irvin John Hullinger and Edith Roberts, on 25 November 1950 at Indiana.

     Lucille K. Hullinger was born on 13 April 1920 in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Irvin John Hullinger and Edith Roberts. As of 7 December 1939,her married name was McLaughlin. Lucille K. Hullinger married Herbert McLaughlin on 7 December 1939 at Richmond, Indiana. Lucille K. Hullinger died on 7 June 1993 in Munster, Lake County, Indiana, at age 73. She was buried at Calumet Park Cemetery, Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana.

     Herbert McLaughlin married Lucille K. Hullinger, daughter of Irvin John Hullinger and Edith Roberts, on 7 December 1939 at Richmond, Indiana.

     Norbert D. Hennessy was born on 10 September 1891 in Galion, Crawford County, Ohio. He married Irene Frances Hullinger, daughter of Jason Patrick Hullinger and Mary Ella Tudor, on 6 November 1928 at Logan County, Ohio. Norbert D. Hennessy died on 1 April 1946 in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, at age 54. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio.

     Lennie Wyburn was born in 1908 in Ohio. As of 22 April 1936,her married name was Hullinger. She married Carl Eugene Hullinger, son of Jason Patrick Hullinger and Mary Ella Tudor, on 22 April 1936 at Champaign County, Ohio. As of 22 July 1957,her married name was Kellogg. Lennie Wyburn married Robert Kellogg on 22 July 1957 at Logan County, Ohio. Lennie Wyburn died in 1996. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio.

     Robert Kellogg married Lennie Wyburn on 22 July 1957 at Logan County, Ohio.

     William Neil Krites was born on 20 December 1924. He married Lois Irene Bercaw, daughter of Oliver Jerome Bercaw and Ola Grace Hullinger, on 27 January 1943 at Logan County, Ohio. William Neil Krites died on 28 December 1993 at age 69. He was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California.

     Mary Etta Wagoner was also known as Maryetta Wagoner. She was born in 1844 in Indiana. As of 6 April 1868,her married name was Engle. She married Henry Engle, son of Charles Engle and Sarah Young, on 6 April 1868 at Brown County, Indiana.

     Charity Hunsnoke married Charles Engle Jr., son of Charles Engle and Sarah Young, on 29 October 1858 at Indiana.

     W. F. Halley was born before 1845 in Rodney, Mississippi. He married Isabel Farley before 1857. W. F. Halley died before 1900.

     Isabel Farley was born in October 1846 in Rodney, Mississippi. She married W. F. Halley before 1857. As of before 1857,her married name was Halley.

     John Snyder Halley was born on 17 July 1866 in Mississippi. He was the son of W. F. Halley and Isabel Farley. John Snyder Halley married Elizabeth Gertrude Opp on 1 November 1898 at Tunica, Mississippi. John Snyder Halley died on 18 May 1926 in Lee County, Arkansas, at age 59. He was buried on 19 May 1926 at Cedar Heights Cemetery, Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas.

     Elizabeth Gertrude Opp was born on 2 January 1875 in Helena, Arkansas. As of 1 November 1898,her married name was Halley. She married John Snyder Halley, son of W. F. Halley and Isabel Farley, on 1 November 1898 at Tunica, Mississippi. Elizabeth Gertrude Opp died on 13 March 1948 in Lee County, Arkansas, at age 73. She was buried at Cedar Heights Cemetery, Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas.

     Hezekiah Bradley was born on 16 December 1831 in Ohio. He was the son of William F. Bradley and Rachel Cullum. Hezekiah Bradley died on 7 February 1891 at age 59.

     Ferby Bradley was born on 23 April 1833 in Ohio. She was the daughter of William F. Bradley and Rachel Cullum. Ferby Bradley died on 31 October 1893 in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at age 60.

     William Bradley was born circa 1839 in Indiana. He was the son of William F. Bradley and Rachel Cullum.

     Charles Gordon Shepherd II was born on 3 June 1915 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He was the son of Charles Gordon Shepherd and Georgie M. Pesold. He served in the US Navy during World War II. In 1943, he served aboard the U.S.S. Phoenix. USS Phoenix (CL-46), was a light cruiser of the Brooklyn-class cruiser family.

In 1945, he served on the U.S.S. Evans.

“The longest and hardest battle in the history of naval warfare,” wrote a New York Times correspondent of Okinawa, which in the spring of 1945 became synonymous with the word “kamikaze.” For nearly three months, the 2,100-ton Fletchers formed the core of the destroyer force assigned to radar picket stations there. Offshore, as the Navy’s first line of defense, they faced an unrelenting threat of attack—and when it came, none survived against more overwhelming odds nor proved herself more worthy of a distinguished namesake than the “Fighting Bob,” USS Evans (DD 552).
A high-bridge ship, the second USS Evans was the third of seven 2,100-tonners built by Gulf Shipbuilding, Chickasaw, Alabama. Laid down with John D. Henley on 21 July 1941, she was not launched until 4 October 1942 and commissioned only on 11 December 1943. In time, the two ships joined Gulf’s first two destroyers, Capps and David W. Taylor, to form Destroyer Division 102 in Destroyer Squadron 51.

After shakedown, Evans sailed to Pearl Harbor and then to the base at Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands on 29 March 1944. After antisubmarine patrols among nearby Japanese-held atolls and training back in Hawaii, she was attached to the Fifth Fleet, which sortied on 13 June for the Mariana Islands. During the assault on Saipan that began on the 15th, she screened a fueling and aircraft replacement group. She continued to operate from Eniwetok during the remainder of the Marianas operation and the assault on the Palaus that followed on 26 August.

From 30 October through 11 January 1945, Evans operated from Ulithi on patrol and escort duty. After participating in a bombardment of Yap, 11–13 January, she moved to Saipan, from which she screened transports for the Iwo Jima landings beginning on 19 February. Following up with shore bombardment, she screened escort carriers until 8 March, when she returned to Ulithi.

On 21 March, Evans and her carriers sortied for pre-invasion air strikes on Okinawa. She remained with them through the 1 April assault until 2 May, when she stood into the nearby Kerama Retto anchorage.

So long as the American people can build ships like the Evans and produce sons like the officers and men who man her, the country is secure.

— Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

On 10 May, Evans and the Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer Hugh W. Hadley were assigned to Radar Picket Station No. 15, 40 miles northwest of the Okinawa Transport Area. The following morning, they and accompanying landing craft “pall bearers” were attacked by multiple waves of enemy Japanese planes, 156 at best estimate. Operating generally within supporting distance one another, Evans and Hadley successfully defended themselves for more than an hour until both they and their combat air patrol of Marine Corsairs ran low on ammunition.

An hour and a quarter into the battle, four kamikazes crashed Evans in quick succession, flooding her after engineering spaces [Charles Gordon Shepherd, Jr was the Chief Watertender aboard the USS Evans]. Without power, her crew resorted to using portable fire extinguishers and bucket brigades to save her. The attacks ceased as the landing craft moved in to assist.

Including the planes that struck her, Evans received credit for splashing 19 aircraft plus four more shared with Hadley, at a cost of 32 killed and 27 wounded. Together, the two destroyers accounted for a record 42 enemy aircraft. Both ships were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for this action.

Taken under tow, Evans made Kerama Retto on 14 May for emergency repairs and then continued under tow to San Francisco, where she was not restored but decommissioned on 7 November and sold for scrap on 11 February 1947.

In addition to her Presidential Unit Citation, the “Fighting Bob” earned five service stars during World War II. Charles Gordon Shepherd II died on 11 May 1945 at age 29 as a result of multiple kamikaze attacks on the USS Evans near Okinawa. He was buried on 7 April 1949 at Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee; His body was returned from the cemetery at Zamami Shima Cemetery, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

     Norma Louise Shepherd was born on 10 June 1914 in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Charles Gordon Shepherd and Georgie M. Pesold. As of 9 June 1938,her married name was Young. Norma Louise Shepherd married Sam Porter Young on 9 June 1938 at Crittenden County, Arkansas. Norma Louise Shepherd died on 15 September 1994 at age 80. She was buried at Tyronza Cemetery, Tyronza, Poinsett County, Arkansas.

     Sam Porter Young married Norma Louise Shepherd, daughter of Charles Gordon Shepherd and Georgie M. Pesold, on 9 June 1938 at Crittenden County, Arkansas.

     George Patrick Shepherd was born on 6 June 1933 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He was the son of Charles Gordon Shepherd and Georgie M. Pesold. He served in the US Army during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. George Patrick Shepherd married Mary Alice Christian on 4 January 1956 at Hidalgo County, Texas. George Patrick Shepherd died on 7 October 2013 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 80. He was buried at Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.