Mr. William C. “Bill“ Shepherd, 74, rural Morris, Ill., passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, at U. C. Davis & Sons Funeral Home Ltd., 301 W. Washington St., Morris. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, in the First Baptist Church of Coal City, on Illinois 113, with Dr. Avery Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Sample Cemetery.

Born April 28, 1938, in Winslow, Ark., the son of John L. and Bertha Wilson Shepherd. He received his education in the schools of Winslow.