NORTH MANCHESTER – Klink Shepherd, 53, North Manchester, died at 4:03 a.m. Aug. 25, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born Nov. 21, 1957, in Wabash, to Dewey and Jeannette Whitaker Shepherd Sr. He worked at Par-Kan, Silver Lake. Surviving are a daughter, Valerie Shepherd, North Manchester; five brothers: Dewey (and spouse Rosemary) Shepherd Jr., Joseph Shepherd and Herbert Shepherd, all of North Manchester; Jake (and spouse Virgie) Shepherd, Servia; and Steve (and spouse Emily) Howard, Wagrom, N.C.; six sisters: Debbie (and spouse Floyd) Swindle, Baldwin, Miss.; Katie Shepherd, Claypool; Sadie Shepherd, Silver Lake; Evelene (and spouse Bobby) Harding and Peggy (and spouse Raymond) Myers, all of Lake Wales, Fla.; and Brenda Layne, Mineral Bluff, Ga.; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, a brother and a sister. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be at Sidney Cemetery. Calling is from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. ***** Condolences may be sent to mckeemortuary.com
