Born in Asheville, NC
Ancestors 
Daughter of Leonard Blackwell Shepherd
and [private mother (1930s - unknown)]
Sister of
[private sister (1960s - unknown)], Deidre Shepherd and [private sister (1970s - unknown)] [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
[private son (1970s - unknown)], [private child (1970s - unknown)] and [private son (1980s - unknown)]
Died
at age 58
in Asheville, NC
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Feb 2014
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Biography
"I was born on Friday, December 14th, 1956 at 12 minutes after 12 am midnight."
Obituary for Darla Jonas from http://www.highlandscremationandfuneralcare.com/obituaries/Darla-Jonas/#!/Obituary
"Darla Jonas, 58, of Arden went home peacefully, Sunday evening with her family by her side.
"She was a native of Buncombe County. She was the daughter of Lynn Emory Culberson and the late Blackwell Shepherd. Besides her mother, she is survived by a son, Donald Nathan Hensley; two daughters, Darla Mandy Hensley, and Holly Lynn Conley (Chris). She was proceeded in death by a sister, Deidre Beth Lawson. She is also survived by three sisters, Sherry Owenby, Julie Grooms, and Katelyn Carter; a brother, Joshua Linville, six grandchildren who were the light of her life; and two great-grandchildren on the way. She has a large family that loved and adored her.
"Darla will always be remembered for her kindness, compassion, and love for others.
"A memorial service for Darla will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Highlands Cremation & Funeral Care, 2393 Hendersonville Road. The family will receive friends beginning at1:00 PM. All are welcome."
Darla was an enthusiastic student of her family history and a faithful contributor to Wikitree.com.
Darla's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/darla.jonas?fref=ts
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by Darla Jonas at registration.
Personal knowledge of cousin Dwight Childers.
http://www.highlandscremationandfuneralcare.com/obituaries/Darla-Jonas/#!/Obituary.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Darla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Darla:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Darla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Darla:
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~6.25%
Dwight Childers
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A470313 [compare], Ancestry member dwight162
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FN82862 [compare], FTDNA kit #N82862
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~0.78%
Alisa (Shepard) Brake :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AlisaFayeShepardBrake
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