Daughter of Robert Shepard and Wilma Shepard (1923-2006).
She is burial at Saint Helena, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.
She went to La Sierra University (1966-1967), Pacific Union College and San Gabriel High School.
Sister of Kathy Shepard and Carolyn Shepard.
In 1966, Cecelia Shepard and Cheri Jo Bates used to occasionally frequent a Riverside, Cal. eatery called Sorrento Italian Restaurant. Together. As friends. They knew each other.