Shade Shepherd

Shade Shepherd, 82, of McMinnville, TN passed away Friday, March 11, 2016. He was born February 23, 1934 in Roxanna, KY a son of the late Tressie and Emma (Collins) Shepherd.

Shade married the late Zella Wilson Shepherd on July 16, 1955. He retired from Fisher-Body Division of General Motors of Marion, IN. He enjoyed riding his golf cart, traveling, gardening, doing yard work and camping.

He is survived by three sons, Richard (Judy) Shepherd of Elwood, David Shepherd of Fairmount and Darrell (Tammy) Shepherd of Frankton; four grandchildren, Richard L. Shepherd, Joshua (Jamie) Shepherd, Lindsay D. Elkins and Angie (Chris) Schonfield; four great grandchildren, Ethan and Kia Powell, Bentley and Lillian Shepherd; a sister Carolyn Hennis of Ingalls, IN; three brothers Clarence Shepherd of FL, Verlon Shepherd of IN and Roger Shepherd of Greensboro, IN; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

In addition to his parents and wife he was preceded in death by four sisters, Geraldine Manning, Irene Bannon, Inez Manning, and Mattie Rhodes; brothers, Lawrence Shepherd and Tressie Shepherd, Jr.

Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service Knightstown Chapel with Pastor Mark Herbkersman officiating. Burial will follow in Glen Cove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 AM to 2 PM Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312. Condolences and memories of Shade may be shared at www.hinsey-brown.com .