Louise Shepard

On September 24, 2025, at the age of 98, Oma Louise Shepard went home peacefully in Burleson, TX. Born in Elmo, TX on February 12, 1927, Louise lived nearly a century filled with love, laughter, and family.

Louise first married Willie Joe Burress and they shared fifty five wonderful years together, raising two children, Patricia and Carl. After his passing, she was blessed to find love again with Paul Shepard with whom she shared seventeen years of marriage. Her greatest joy in life was her role as a homemaker, pouring her heart into her family and celebrating every success of her husbands, children, and grandchildren.

A woman of faith, Louise was a lifelong Methodist and a dedicated member of First United Methodist Church in Burleson. She loved to garden, and she went on numerous cruises and travel adventures. Those who knew her will remember her as a devoted, strong-willed and full of humor yet always warm and welcoming to those she held close.

She leaves behind her children, Patricia Vollenweider and Carl Burress; her grandchildren Will Vollenweider (Tami), Amy Wagner (Robb), Charlotte Burress (Richard Morency), and Jacqueline Tuttle (Julia); six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She also was a loving aunt, great aunt, and great-great aunt to numerous nieces and nephews and adored her cousins and their children.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua, TX. A visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 pm. The memorial service will follow on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:00 am, with internment immediately following at Burleson Municipal Cemetery.

Louise lived her life with love, faith, and perseverance - and she will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her.