Obituary of Mathew Leigh Sheep, Jr.
Mathew Leigh Sheep, Jr., 80, of 403 West Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC, died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at Albemarle Hospital. He was born in Elizabeth City, NC to the late Mathew Leigh and Gertrude Foreman Sheep and was the grandson of the late S. L. Sheep that Sheep-Harney Elementary School is named after. He was a retired self employed photographer, a member of First United Methodist Church, and attended Duke University and Baltimore Institute of Photography.
Mr. Sheep is survived by his wife, Betty Rogers Sheep of the home; two sons, Matthew Laurence Sheep of Cincinnati, OH and M. Laird Sheep of Elizabeth City, NC and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be conducted on Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at 2:00 PM at Twiford’s Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Clyde Denny and Pastor Max Edwards. The family will receive friends at the funeral home immediately following the service and at other times at the residence of M. Laird Sheep, 700 Dryridge Road, Elizabeth City, NC.
Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC is in charge of arrangements.