Jean A. Shepherd

Jean A. Shepherd (nee Jean Francis Adams) passed away on Aug. 22, 2019 in the Laramie Care Center, Laramie, Wyo.. Jean was born on Oct. 18, 1922 in Rawlins, Wyo. and was raised in Baggs, Wyo. She was the oldest of five children, who descended from an early homestead ranching family. The Adams's' roots began in the late 1800's in the Little Snake River Valley, where they owned and operated Dad, Wyo.; one of the stagecoach stops on the Overland Trail.

Ms. Adams attended one year of college at Denver University before transferring to the University of Wyoming where she earned a bachelor's degree...