Charles "Chad" Shepherd

March 27, 1952 - May 9, 2017

Charles "Chad" Shepherd, 65, husband of Sandy Shepherd, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at home from a long illness of pulmonary disease. He was born March 27, 1952 in Hazard, Kentucky to Ruben Shepherd and the late Pearlie Joseph Shepherd. He was retired from Duncan Machine Movers working as a iron worker and sells engineer for over twenty years. Chad had a love for life and extraordinary love for showing his horses, especially his snowy river. Survivors include, wife, Sandy Shepherd; daughter, Bridget and husband, Travis DePaul; granddaughter, Charlee Frances DePaul; father, Ruben Shepherd; brothers, Elihue Shepherd and Arthur Shepherd; and sisters, Lavern Jameson, Mary Jarvis, Josephine Warner, and Stephanie Helton. Services Saturday, May 13, 1:00PM by John Combs, Davis & Davis Funeral Home. Visitation Friday 6-9pm at the funeral home. Burial in Stonegate Cemetery with Travis DePaul, Doug Everman, Elihue Shepherd, Bob Mays, Stephen Haddix, Paul Willis, Mel Kuhlman, and Nathan Combs serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers serving, Jackie Rose, Phillip Stone, Tommy Howell, Kenny Yarber, Arthur Shepherd, Corey Shepherd, Colby Warren, and Jim Jarvis. The family would like to thank Amedisys Home Health, UK Pulmonology team, Dr. Ketan Buch, and Dr. Brian Andreas for their outstanding care.