Sandie Shepherd

Sandie Joiner Shepherd was born Sept. 22, 1947, in Louisiana to Delmon and Annie Mae Joiner. Sandie had four brothers and one sister who spent the early part of their lives on a cotton plantation where their daddy was the overseer. 

When Sandie was still very young, they left Louisiana and moved to Texas, and she grew up in Grand Prairie. 

Sandie lived a simple life with the love of her family and never felt like she was missing out on anything. She enjoyed school, loved to dance, and even won two beauty pageants.