Doris J. (Ladd) Shepard Fairfax Doris Jennie (Ladd) Shepard, 101, passed away on Sunday June 5, 2011 at St. Albans Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Georgia, VT on July 6, 1909 daughter of the late Ralph and Daisy (Maxfield) Ladd. Doris had been a music teacher for many local schools including Fairfax, St. Albans, Georgia and had given private piano lessons. She was predeceased by her husband Jed Shepard on February 15, 1992. She is survived by two nieces Ruth Pariser of Manhattan, NY; Alice Chryst of Georgia, a nephew Wendell Bashaw of Enosburg Falls, three cousins Philip Newton and wife Patricia of Howell, MI; Elizabeth Steinbrueck of Mandan, ND and Helen Wilson of Tuscon, AZ. There will be no public visiting hours. A funeral service will be held at A. W. Rich Funeral Home – Fairfax Chapel on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Samuel Newton officiating. Burial will follow in the family lot in Hope Cemetery, Georgia, VT. Arrangements are by John D. Workman, A. W. Rich Funeral Home – Fairfax Chapel, 1176 Main Street, Fairfax, VT 05454. The family invites you to share your online condolences by visiting www.awrichfuneralhomes.com