Nan Shepherd

(From Brenner Mortuary)

Nan Louise Shepherd, 74, passed away at 1:55 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the Via Christi Hospital. 

She was born August 12, 1942 at Pittsburg, the daughter of A.S. “Buck” and Louise M. (Farnsworth) Ridley. She lived in Iowa, Hamilton, Missouri, and moved back to Pittsburg with her family when she was in grade school. She graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1960. 

On May 27, 1960, she was united in marriage to Roger Lee Shepherd at Pittsburg. They later divorced, but remained good friends. Mrs. Shepherd loved to work, sometimes working as many as three jobs at one time. She worked at McNally’s Manufacturing. They owned and operated Shepherd’s Retail Liquor Store, and she worked at Ramsey’s Department Store for twenty years, before working at the Crawford County Mental Health Center for twenty years, where she retired from. Membership was held in the First United Methodist Church of Pittsburg and she also attended the Frontenac United Methodist Church after moving to Frontenac. Mrs. Shepherd was known for her caring, giving to others and big heart for family, friends, and even those she didn’t know. Her favorite pastime was watching and feeding birds, especially humming birds, and butterflies. 

Survivors include her daughter, Angela Swartz and her husband, Tom of Pittsburg; four grandchildren, Alyvia Swartz, Dylan Swartz, Ross Shepherd and Ryan Shepherd; and a great-grandson, Emmett Shepherd. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, Mark Shepherd, her ex-husband, Roger Shepherd, and a brother, Robert Ridley. 

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday (June 15) at the Brenner Mortuary with Chaplain Adah Hutchcraft officiating. Burial will follow the services in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Brenner Mortuary, where friends may call after 11 a.m. The family suggests memorials to Angels Among Us and/or SEK Humane Society. These may be left at or mailed to the Brenner Mortuary, 114 E. 4th St., Pittsburg, KS 66762. Online condolences may also be left at www.brennermortua