Funeral Service for Jason Lester Shepherd, 26 of Agency village, SD will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Enemy Swim Cultural Center, Enemy Swim, SD with the Rev. Conrad Ciesel and Episcopal Lay Readers officiating. Drum Group will be the Old Agency Drum Group. Pallbearers will be Tyler Shepherd, Chris Fayant, Randall "RD" Pumpkinseed, Dayton Fayant, Blue Grant, Nate Shepherd, Marcelle DuMarce, Leonard Shepherd, Raymond Shepherd III, Thomas Lufkins Jr. and Thomas Bommerbach. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jason's Family, Friends, Dakota 38 Riders, and Rodeo Buddies. Interment will be in the St. James' Episcopal Cemetery, Enemy Swim, SD. There was all night wakes on Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Enemy Swim Culture Center, Enemy Swim.
Jason Lester Shepherd was born on January 29, 1987 in Watertown, SD to Kevin Fayant and Tamara Shepherd. Jason attended school in Tiospa Zina and Browns Valley, MN and received his GED at the Kicking Horse Job Corp in Ronan, MT. He loved his girl's, JeNae, Jayanna, and Joely, along with all his nieces and nephews. He liked riding horse, rodeos, braking horses, play cards and being with family. Jason was a part of the Dakota 38 Riders for several years. Jason passed away on August 7, 2013 at Lake Traverse, SD.
Jason is survived by his mother, Tami Shepherd of Agency Village, SD; three beautiful daughters, JeNae, Jayanna & Joely of Sisseton, SD; four brothers, Charlie of Agency village, S D, Nate of Enemy Swim, SD, Derrick of Sisseton, SD and Darren of Sisseton, SD; Maternal grandparents Marva Shepherd of Agency Village, SD and Raymond Shepherd of Enemy Swim, SD; paternal grandmothers Roberta "Gypsy" Fayant of Enemy Swim, SD and numerous aunts, uncles, cousin, nieces and nephews.
Jason was preceded in death by his father Kevin Fayant; sister Jessica Rose Shepherd; uncles Joshua Shepherd, Adrian Keeble, Andrew Shepherd Sr., Brice McKay; aunts Cheryl Fayant, Claudette Keeble; cousins, Ashley Kitto; grandfathers, Wilfred Fayant Sr., and Lester Shepherd; grandmother Shirley Shepherd; great grandparents, Eva and Raymond Shepherd Sr. and Joyce and Marvin Philbrick.