Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Shepley
First Name	Eunice
Middle Name
Maiden Name	Nelson
Nick Name
Place of Birth	Lincoln, ME
Date of Birth
Place of Death	Lawrence, MA
Date of Death	1903-01-02
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 1-15-1903, p.5
Obituary	OBITUARY. Eunice Shepley was the daughter of Jeremy and Deborah Nelson. Born at Lincoln, Maine. She was the oldest of twelve children of which four sisters and two brothers are now living. She was married in early life to William Horatio Ramsdell. To them were born four children. Mr. Ramsdell after a long illness died, and a little girl soon followed. Later she moved to Dexter and bought the house on Liberty street, where she lived for many years, after which she married Jonathan Shepley. One child was born to them, Charles, who died Nov. 20,1892, aged 22 years, after which Mr. and Mrs. Shepley spent the winters in Lawrence with the youngest daughter, Mrs. Alice Wight, returning in early spring to spend the summer in Dexter. After Mr. Shepley's death she went to live with her youngest daughter, now living at Salem, N. H. Mrs. Shepley was taken sick in May, 1901, and in August it was thought best to move her to Lawrence, to her oldest daughters, Mrs. H. R. Clough. With the care of a trained nurse, and the advice of a fine physician all agreed that the nature of the disease was such that nothing more could be done. She was a great sufferer. The end came peacefully at 2 o'clock Jan. 2d,,1903. Services were held at the house Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The body lay in a black broadcloth casket with silver trimmings; the plate bore the inscription, "Born Jan. 23d. 1831. Died Jan. 2d., 1903." Among the floral pieces was a basket from the sisters, a pillow from the grandchildren, a large spray of white pinks from Mrs. Wight, a cluster of tea roses from son Edgar. Relatives were present from Maine, New Hampshire and Wellington, Mass. Rev. Mr. Gammel of the Pleasant Street Methodist Church of Salem, N. H., officiated. The services though simple were very impressive. Two selections were rendered closing with "Nearer My God to Thee," after which the body was taken to South Depot, arriving in Dexter on the early morning train from the West and was conveyed to Mount Pleasant Cemetery.