The family will hold private memorial services for Gordon Leslie Shepard, Jr, 58, of Chickasha.
Gordon Leslie Shepard, Jr. was born January 9, 1962 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Gordon Leslie Shepard and Joyce F. Shepard. He died July 7, 2020 in Chickasha, Oklahoma.
Gordon, known as Jr., grew up in the Ninnekah and Cement area. He went into the oilfield in the early 1980’s and that was where he worked most of his life.
Jr. enjoyed fishing and riding his horse; he was a cowboy at heart.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Ricky Riley.
Survivors include his mother Joyce Shepard of Chickasha; father Gordon Shepard of Cement; brothers Rocky Shepard of Blanchard and Brad Shepard of Cement; sisters Lori Higgins of Moore and Jennifer Short of Edmond; daughter Leslie Meeks of Chickasha; sons Brandon Shepard of Shawnee and Chad Shepard of Chickasha; nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.