Dixie Shephard
Dixie Lou Shephard, 81, of Glasgow died June 12, 2026 in Glasgow.
Daughter of Ivan and Betty (Funk) Brandt, she was born Friday, April 13, 1945, in Glasgow. A self-described “wartime baby,” she was the oldest of the Brandt clan and was raised on the family farm north of Nashua. Her siblings included Ron, Ginger, Don, Dean, Mike and Tim. Brother Robin died in utero. She graduated from Nashua High School.
She lived a colorful and adventurous life. One of her earliest memorable experiences was a 4-H citizenship award trip to Washington, D.C., and New York aboard a Trails West Bus Lines coach with 18 fellow 4-H youth. That journey sparked a lifelong love of travel. Later, she won a trip to Hawaii after being recognized by Wells Fargo Bank as Montana’s Service Manager of the Year. She enjoyed taking several cruises with her mother and sister to the Caribbean, the New England states and twice to Alaska. Her travels also included two mission trips to Guatemala with the Glasgow Evangelical Church, experiences that deeply impacted her and broadened her perspectives on the world. In 2021, she traveled with Alan for three weeks during the Christmas season to North Carolina by way of Kentucky, where they visited the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter. It was a trip that brought the Bible vividly to life for her.
She loved people and loved volunteering her time in the communities she lived in. While in Helena, she spent many years volunteering as the Sunday school director at Canyon Ferry Road Baptist Church and won an award for her years of service.
After moving back to Glasgow in 2010, she became
