The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, October 18, 1996              TAG: 9610180472
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   17 lines

CLARA R. SHEPPARD

Clara Lee Reid Sheppard, 74, of 1 Aztec Drive died Oct. 9, 1996, in her home.

A native of Portsmouth, she was the widow of Lloyd Sheppard and a past member of Noble Street Baptist Church, Portsmouth.

Survivors include two brothers, Richard A. Reid, San Francisco, Calif., Elder Walter L. Reid of Tampa, Fla.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB