Ray Shepherd
Ray Shepherd, 69, North Manchester, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Peabody Healthcare Center from complications of Lewy Body Dementia.
He was born March 15, 1948 in Gunlock, Ky. to Oakie and Lynda (Bailey) Shepherd. On April 12, 1978, he married Jeanie Sue Purvis. She passed away on Sept. 22, 2011.
He worked at Wabash Manufacturing, Silver Lake for ten years. He spoiled his daughter and grandchildren. He was a very loving and giving man.
He is survived by his daughter, Melinda Alice Roberts, Wabash; brother, Dexter (Jane) Shepherd, North Webster; sisters, Mazie Lacy, Shelby, Ohio; Janice Cooley, Gunlock, Ky.; and Ruth Newsome, Prestonsburg, Ky.; grandchildren, Damien (Kara) Shepherd, Wabash; and Lucas Roberts, Wabash; great grandchildren, Kody Shepherd, Wabash, and Harper Shepherd, Wabash; three brothers, Talmadge Shepherd, Palmer Shepherd and Elmer Shepherd, and one sister Cleo Patrick, are deceased.
Family and friends may call from 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Sept. 16 at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Services will be at noon, Saturday, Sept. 16 at McKee Mortuary, 1401 State Road 114 West, North Manchester. Rev. Sue Babovec will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester.
For those who wish to honor the memory of Ray Shepherd, memorial contributions may be made to Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc., 912 Killian Hill Road S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047 or Peabody Retirement Community, 400 West Seventh Street, North Manchester, IN 46962.