Mary was born May 24, 1961 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Grace (Stickle) Sheppard. Survivors include three sons; Thomas (Amanda) Sheppard of Paris, Illinois, Terry Lee Davis II of Elkhart, Indiana, and Heath (Tanya Boyd) Sheppard of Elkhart, Indiana, a brother Robert (Michelle) Sheppard of Alamogordo, New Mexico, two sisters, Rebecca (Heath) Barkdull of Jasper, Michigan and Anne Sheppard of Jasper, Michigan, fifteen grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two siblings, Laurence Sheppard and Sandra Hubbard.