Our beautiful mother, Marjorie Lou Grotegut Shepherd, passed away in the morning on Friday, May 1, 2020.  She was born to LaMar and Lucile Braithwaite Grotegut on November 23, 1935, in Spanish Fork, Utah.

She attended school in Spanish Fork, graduating from Spanish Fork High School and Seminary in 1954. On September 1, 1954, she married her eternal sweetheart, Jess Shepherd, in the Salt Lake Temple. On their farm, in west Lake Shore, they proudly raised their five children; Deborah (Clarence) Foster, Dallas (Robin) Shepherd, Stanley (Lisa) Shepherd, Johanna (Doug) Robinson, and Allyson (Adam) Slee.

Marjorie loved serving in her many church callings. She was an excellent seamstress and gardener. She loved playing Solitaire, putting puzzles together, and anything BYU.  She also spent a lot of time doing crafts, but her favorite pastime was singing. She had parts in musicals in high school and after. In Lake Shore, she sang with The Singing Mothers, The Country Cousins and in the ward choir. She was also a member of The Spanish Fork Chorale for many years.

Marj is survived by her children, their spouses, 19 of her 20 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, all of whom she loved dearly. She is also survived by her younger sister, Diane (Joe) Elsmore; sisters-in-law, Karen Orme (Arnold) Mecham and Virginia Shepherd; and brother/sister-in-law Shirl and Beverly Shepherd.  She was preceded in death by her sweetheart, Jess; her parents, LaMar and Lucile Grotegut; her in-laws, Reed and Marie Shepherd; her older sister and brother-in-law, Blanche and Glen Hawkins; brothers-in-law, R. L. Shepherd and Paul Orme; and by her granddaughter, Ashley Robinson Harrison.

Marjorie’s family expresses many thanks to the staff at Avamere at Mountain Ridge Assisted Living Memory Care Unit for their tender and loving end-of-life care of her.

Due to present circumstances, the family will be holding a private graveside service at Spanish Fork Cemetery for Marjorie.

In lieu of flowers, her family suggests contributions to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Fund.