SALISBURY - Elsie Mae Sheppard died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, at Wicomico Nursing Home. Born Oct. 14, 1946, in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Katherine Rider.
She worked at Mountaire Farms for several years. She is survived by a niece, Vernetta D. Mitchell of Salisbury; and an aunt, Pecola Stevens of Salisbury. Besides her parents, Elsie was preceded in death by her husband, Preston Sheppard, as well as two sisters and two brothers.
A visitation will be held on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury. Interment will be private.