Shropshire, Frank Woodruff    
 
Frank Woodruff Shropshire, 74, died Friday, December 22, 2006, at Miss. Baptist 
Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be from 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, 
December 27, 2006 at Lakewood Funeral Home, Clinton Blvd., Jackson; the 
funeral will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home, with burial at Lakewood Memorial Park.

Mr. Shropshire was born on May 19, 1932, in Longview, Miss. The quintessential 
free spirit, he was an individual who made life an exciting adventure for all who 
were fortunate enough to know him. He is remembered by his family as a very 
ptimistic, fun-loving person, who enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family and 
friends as a pastime. He and his young bride Kathryn began their married life of 
54 years as teenagers in Casablanca, Morocco, where he was stationed in the U.S. 
Air Force for 4 years during the Korean War. He received a B.S. degree in forest 
resources from Mississippi State University in 1960. For 25 years he was employed 
by the U.S. Forest Service and retired from that agency as Southeastern Hardwood 
Specialist in 1985. For ten years he was employed as District Forester with the 
Mississippi Forestry Commission, retiring in 1995.

Mr. Shropshire was preceded in death by his sister, Eugenia Shropshire Thompson 
of Longview, Miss.; and two brothers, Arden O. Shropshire of Biloxi, Miss., and 
Harold L. Shropshire of Austin, Texas; and one grandson, Matthew James Eldridge 
of Clinton.

He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Boyd Shropshire and daughter, Debbie Eldridge 
of Clinton; and son Frank Arden Shropshire and wife Cathy of Pace, Fla. He is 
survived by six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He is also survived by 
two nephews and one niece.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association 
(www.americanheart.org).

Friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at 
www.lakewoodfuneral homes.com  
Published in the Clarion Ledger on 12/26/2006.