The graveside service for Jack Shepherd, 77, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 9, 2026, in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma, under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Jackson Edward Shepherd passed away in February 2026 at his home in Lawton. He was born on June 13, 1948, in El Paso, Texas, to Otis and Ethel (Hughes) Shepherd. Jack grew up in Lawton, Oklahoma, and graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1966. That same year, he joined the United States Marine Corps.

Jack was stationed in Oceanside, California, and served two tours in Vietnam before receiving his honorable discharge in 1970. He then returned to Lawton, where he worked in maintenance and construction.

Jack is survived by his brother, Jerry Shepherd and wife Birgit; his sister, Joan Phelps; nephews Timothy and Rodney Miller; nieces Rachel Jacobson and husband Chad, and Carolyn Fagen; great-nieces Joey Jacobson and Melanie Blasingame; and great-nephews Landon Jacobson, George Gerber III, Jacob Miller, and River Miller.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Judy Gerber.

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com.