Isabel Irving Shepherd

Isabel Irving Shepherd passed away in Richmond on May 21, 2025. She was born in Richmond on August

11, 1946, to Leonard Hall Shepherd and Myra McIntosh Shepherd of Charles City. She graduated from

Douglas Freeman High School and attended Frederick College. She was a flight attendant for Delta

Airlines in New Orleans. She lived in Corpus Christi, TX, and Fincastle, VA, before returning to

Richmond, where she worked for NCR. She enjoyed water aerobics and clog dancing.

Isabel was predeceased by Frank McIntosh, and Irving Wicker McIntosh, her parents, her brother

Leonard H. Shepherd, Jr. She is survived by her devoted son James M. May III, her nephew Wesley

Shepherd and two great nephews, Grant, and Samuel Shepherd, of Blackstone, VA, and as well as

numerous cousins.

Her funeral will take place 10:30 AM Saturday, May 31st, in Farmville, VA, where she will be laid to rest

in the Wicker-McIntosh family section of Westview Cemetery.