Carl E. "Hawk" Shepherd

August 8, 1938 - June 13, 2012

Age: 73 Place of Residence: 120 North West Street Burket, Indiana he has lived in the Kosciusko County Area for 48 years. Time, Date & Place of Death: 4:50 am, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Kosciusko Community Hospital of Warsaw, Indiana. He had been hospitalized for nearly a week and had been in failing health for the last 2 months. Date of Birth: August 8, 1938 Place of Birth: Floyd County, KY Parents Names: Isaac and Virginia (Scarberry) Shepherd Date and Place of Marriage: October 8, 1955 in Emma, KY to Lois Stewart who preceded on March 16, 1999 Occupation: He had worked at Creighton Brothers for 40 years and retired at the age of 65. Memberships: He was an avid bowler, bowling at Holiday Lanes and Gilliam's Lanes both of Warsaw. He enjoyed the Colts, NASCAR especially Dale Earnhardt Jr., and the University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball. Survivors and place of residence: 3 Daughters - Sherry and husband Richard Martin - Warsaw, Ind. Darla and husband Danny Fifer - Warsaw, Ind. Ruby and husband Adam Snyder - Warsaw, Ind. 2 Sons - Carl E. Jr. and wife Carol Shepherd - Silver Lake, Ind. Tom Shepherd and life partner Traci Benzing - Mentone, Ind. 12 Grandchildren 27 Great Grandchildren 5 Step Grandchildren Several Step Great Grandchildren 2 Sisters - Mary Crum - Stephens Branch, KY Jackie and husband John Mahaska - Palestine, Ind. 2 Brothers - Ralph and wife Aileen Shepherd - Mentone, Ind. Charles Pedro Shepherd - Stephens Branch, KY Preceded in Death By: Parents Wife - Lois Shepherd 2 Brothers - Joe Ed and Doug Shepherd Sister - Lorene Griffith Time and Date of Services: 10 am, Saturday, June 16, 2012 Place of Services: King Memorial Home 101 North Tucker Street Mentone, Ind Minister: Pastor Thomas Craig Place of Burial: Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Indiana Visitation Hours: 4 to 7 pm, Friday, June 15, 2012 at King Memorial Home Memorial Contributions to: American Cancer Society