BETHANY BEACH - Dr. William Shepard, PhD died Thursday, February 6, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 691 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach, DE, where friends may call beginning at 12:00 Noon. Friends may also call on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Clarksville Chapel, 34874 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean View, DE. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Please visit Dr. Shepard's Life Memorial Webpage to read the full obituary and to sign his online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com