Janice Maureen Shepherd

Janice Wilson Shepherd (79) of Bartlett, TN, passed away on J uly 9, 2025 in Somerville, TN. She was born on April 6, 1947 to James Gordy and Eva Ledbetter Wilson in Tremont, Mississippi. After graduating from high school, she received a BS degree in Business Education from Mississippi State University. Janice was a business and English teacher for many years, worked for a computer company for 17 years, and First Tennessee Bank for 13 years where she retired.

Janice was a member of the Great Oaks Church of Christ. During her younger years, she taught Bible classes for the little ones. Being born and raised on a farm in Tremont, Mississippi, her Christian parents set a Christian example for all of their children.

Janice is survived by her husband Mike Shepherd of 54 years and a son Michael Lorne (Kimberly) Shepherd; sisters, Shirley Whitfield and Judy Rogers; brothers, Lanny (Backy) Wilson, John (Sandra) Wilson, and sister-in-laws, Mary Helen Wilson and Jimmie Lou Wilson, and many nieces and nephews.

Janice is preceded in death b her parents, James Gordy Wilson and Eva Ledbetter Wilson; her sisters, Helen Stone, Brenda Wilson, and Jackie Lucas; her brothers, Charles Ross Wilson, James Robert Wilson, and Gerald Lee Wilson; and brother-in-laws, Johnny Whitfield, Lowell Rogers, and Charles Stone