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Document Details
| Title: | Shepherd, Ted |
| Document type: | Oral history |
| Accessibility: | Free Only |
| Repository: | University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage |
| Collection: | Mississippi Oral History Project |
| Description: | Reverend F.T. "Ted" Shepherd was born July 10, 1924, in Greenville, Mississippi. In 1942, he was graduated from Greenville High School. During World War II, from 1943 to 1946, he served in the armed forces. He was graduated from Delta State Teachers College in Cleveland, Mississippi, with a B.S. in business administration. His twenty-seven years of experience in the business world included positions in purchasing, sales, and accounting. He entered the Gospel ministry at the age of fifty-two, and he was ordained June 2, 1977. He served on the staff of First Baptist Church, Greenville, Mississippi, for twenty-two years, serving in the area of missions, including pastor of the Chinese Mission. He is the author of three books, past president of the Washington County Baptist Ministerial Association, member of Delta State Alumni Association and the American Legion. |
| URL: | http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohshepherdt.html |
| Original Language: | English |
| Time span: | Not indicated ... to 1999 (Year of interview) |
| Speaker: | Shepherd, Ted, 1924- |
| Speaker gender: | Male |
| Speaker date of birth: | 10-Jul-1924 |
| Speaker place of birth: | Greenville, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America |
| Speaker occupation: | Businessman; Clergy; Military personnel |
| Age at speaking: | 75 |
| Document date: | 17-Aug-1999 |
| Interviewer: | Erwin, Emily |
| Locations discussed: | Mississippi; North America; United States |
| Topics discussed - ASP terms: | Agriculture; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States |
| ASP release: | 2005-06 |
| Document code: | OHI0025715-27635 |