Herbert Shepard, age 87, of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019. A celebration of Mr. Shepard’s life will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at First Baptist Missionary Church, 520 N. 5th Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. He leaves to cherish his memories his children, Darnell D. Kelly (Kim) of Chesapeake, VA, Janet Kelly-Grady of Wilmington, Angie Ballard of Wilmington, Sarah Sabrina Tindall of Wilmington and Grace Annette Earle of Hampstead; sister, Ernestine Reid of Hampstead, 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.