Hollace Sheppard

Hollace Sheppard is a funeral director in the United States. She has been in the death profession for nine years, working at a number of funeral homes across three states. She obtained her undergraduate degree in funeral services and is currently pursuing a master’s degree to fulfill her dream of teaching. Hollace lives in the south with her husband and five children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading memoirs and writing fictional stories.

“And these are the things I carry: the memories of those gone before us; the names of those entrusted to me to care for.”

Hollace Sheppard

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