Kenneth Sheffield Obituary

Hi Dad, I have been putting this off because I couldn't find the right words to say, but here goes... I haven't been part of the family as long as everyone else but the minute I joined the family you and Mom welcomed me with arms wide open and I THANK you and it made me love you all the more!!! Your presence here on this earth will be greatly missed; but I know that you are in the company of the Lord and the precious ones that I have loved so much and miss so dearly. We will see you again some day until then can you please take care of my Mom for me?
..By the way Tim has placed the ashes in what he has named the "angel room" for you and my Mom. You would really like it!!! All of my love, Treva.

Hi Again Daddy,
Oh if you only knew how much I miss hearing "George, I need you to help me for a sec", that sec would sometime turn into hours. And I loved helping you work on the cars, you taught me so much, you taught me to be independant, so I would not have to rely on anyone else to do a tune up on my car, or change a tire...and the best, not to let some salesman try to talk down to me since I was a girl, who should not know a thing about cars, except to start it, find the right radio station, and the gas pedal. I sure hope that when your watching over us, you take a peek at your great grand daughter...you will see so much of me in her...loving to be with her daddy working under the cars, her love for motorcycles, and always saying her "Grandpa, with "THE" motorcycle". I love you so much, and like my wonderful brothers and sisters, my heart feels so empty, I've had a daddy my whole life, I don't know what to do without mine. I know God must have needed you more than mom and us kids did, so he called you home. And some day when I can put the pieces of a shattered heart back together, and the tears won't come as often, I will grasp hold of life again, I hope I can make you proud. And when the time comes, I pray I make it to heaven, and I will bring a wrench just incase you need one to work on that cycle of yours, even if it don't need it, just so I can be "George" one more time. I love you so much Daddy, your forever with all of us, in our hearts, and spirit. I miss you Daddy, please ride with your Angels, and soar on Eagles wings.
Forever, Always, and one Day More.
I love you
Patti aka George

Hi,Hon.
Guess this will be the last time I can write to you,but that does not mean that I can't talk to you and look up to the heavens,and throw you some kisses.You know that I loved you from the minute I met you,and you felt the same.We were married for 55 beautiful years,and brought 7 children into the world.You was an Army guy,and served your country proudly for 20 years,with each one year duties in Korea and Viet Nam.
I have been so blessed to have you as a husband,and I cherish every moment I spent with you.
I am stubborn enough to go on without you,but you taught me to be brave,and to hold my head up proudly.All our children are a blessing to me,as they look after me,and see if I am doing allright.
My heart is broken in a thousand pieces,but I seek refuge in the Lord,and pray to him that he will get me through this sad time,-until we meet again.
LOVE YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER.
Inge
P.S.Do not forget to ride that Harley
in heaven,and pretend that I am sitting behind you!!!!!!

Hi,Hon.
Guess this will be the last time I can write to you,but that does not mean that I can talk to you and look up to the heavens,andYou throw you some kisses.

Hi Dad I am going to miss you so much but I know your back home with the lord and we'll be together again one day. I never got a chance to spend as much time with you as the others but the time I did get with you to me is priceless. I never got the chance to tell you in person how much your warm welcome and making me feel like a part of the family meant to me. You always had time to talk and laugh with me and make me feel at home. I will miss playing cards with you also..I want it..lol You touched us all in your own special way and we will all miss you but somehow we'll find some comfort in knowing that your still with us everyday watching over us and keeping us safe. May you rest in peace dad.
Love
Robin

well father this will be my finaal entry to the your book of earthly life;the final chapter is written the movie is almost over.i know you will enjoy the movie of your earthly presence. since we are but dust;so we were created so we are returned.you know i loved you father with as much love as a son could love his dad.and i know that when i hopefully make it to heaven to be with you and the rest of the family their with you already just beware that i will tackle you if i have to ,to get all the hugs and kisses you gave the gils here on earth! i know it was a guy thing father to son but i still wish you would have been more emotional towards your sons as you did your daughters.i wish i would've been man enough to hug you myself ;but now it's to late.ife is like a clock one tick and we're talking and having a good time and one tock and the one's we love are taken to be with our creator.for GOD is GOD and who can question His thoghts? for his thoughts are above our thoughts and his ways are far better than our ways.theLord took you that night a month ago ;for He knew it was your time to return home.for i am my fathers son ;i know your in a far better place than in the earthly realm of men who know no better.i'm glad you tought me to be the man i am and i also have discouse because you didn't teach me to be the man;the sensitive the Lord would want us to be.but i know in my heart that you are in a much better place and knowing you'you are probably already giving your angel a hard time.just remember never drive faster than your angel can fly.i love you dad you are my best friend and always will be.i miss our sunday talks and i miss you when we we all get together.i ride the bike for you dad and i know you are ther with me and jesus is there also.i know you ,you always told me that if GOD were ready to take you,you were ready to go with Him;therefore i know you loved mother with every part of your earthly soul.heart and mind could give.for we all know that our basis of life is to love the Lord with all our mind ,heart and soul and sek Him with all our immediate being.for as my mini me said we are but dust,so we were created and so we shall return.so in closing the Ken Sheffield book of earthly life i will close the last chapter with two quotes from the LORD's words.(1)ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season'and a timeto every purpose under Heaven.(you lived the life the Lord laid before you).(2)(isaiah 40:31)They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength:they shall mount up with the wings as eagles:they shall run,and not be weary,and they shall walk,and not faint. i read your little note tonight and i am wit you 100% that if the Lord let me choose the way to return to Him,i would choose to levae this earthly realm taking the same stage left as you did.i miss you so much dad and i pray we will we all be together again someday and laugh about leaving the living behind.for we know that we will not learn to live till we die. i hope our family will like this;if not so let it be written so let it be done AMEN!!!!!! May the Lord bless your family and your friends that you have loved and or been loved by.

Hi,Sweetheart!!
It has been a little over a month since you left us,but the hurt will stay with he families and myself for a long.long time.
I shall always love you,until the day when I leave this earthly world.
You was my Alpha and Omega,and 55 years of marriage went bye so fast,especially after the children,grandchildren and great grandchildren arrived.We had so much love to give and receive,and we will continue to do so,but our loss is enormous.The three boys are riding the motorcycles,and Lisa and Chris came bye yesterday with the Harley.So what you started, is continuing through the next two Generations.
Wish I could have had that first and last ride with you!!!!!
Our family is bonding together like never before,and they are all very protective of me,like you would have wanted them to do.You are missed terribly by ALL of us,and we love you, miss you,and you are always in our hearts.I am looking forward to meet up with you one of these days, until this happens, Good bye my LOVE,and ride that bike in heaven.
Inge Sheffield,Patty and fam.Lori and fam.Jackie and fam.Tim and fam.Barb and fam.Keith and fam,and Lisa and Chris,and our good friend Harry.Bye,au revoir!!!!!

dad,it has been a month ago since you left us but the pain is as bad as if it were that day.i love you and miss you so much!i feel as if a part of my heart was ripped out.i know you are being well taken care of until we can all be together again.not a minute goes by that we don't think about you.we all miss those smiles and calming words of encouragement you always gave us.i see the pain in mom's eyes and i hurt for her,i know i cannot take her pain away but i do hope you touch her heart and tell her you are o.k. and that you are making room for all of us to be together again! i know our lives will never be the same but i do hope the pain is eased by the good lord.all of our family and friends have held on and the lord is guiding us!WE ALL LOVE YOU DAD WITH ALL OUR HEARTS!LOVE ALWAYS BARBIE,DOUG,CENISSA &LEVI

dad,it has been a month ago since you left us but the pain is as bad as if it were that day.i love you and miss you so much!i feel as if a part of my heart was ripped out.i know you are being well taken care of until we can all be together again.not a minute goes by that we don't think about you.we all miss those smiles and calming words of encouragement you always gave us.i see the pain in mom's eyes and i hurt for her,i know i cannot take her pain away but i do hope you touch her heart and tell her you are o.k. and that you are making room for all of us to be together again! i know uor lives will never be the same but i do hope the pain is eased by the good lord.all of our family and friends have held on and the lord is guiding us!WE ALL LOVE YOU DAD WITH ALL OUR HEARTS!LOVE ALWAYS BARBIE,DOUG,CENISSA &LEVI

daddy, I LOVE YOU I MISS YOU!!!! Every time we talked on the phone I said those words to you and mom. I never meant them so much as now. There have been so many signs that you've given us that you are home with the LORD. Its just hard here without you. I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU so very much and GOD willing someday I'll get all those hugs again. I LOVE YOU DADDY!

Sorry to hear about ken passing he was one of our favorite clients and he will be greatly missed.

dad, i dont know the words to express what i feel at this time, all i know is that you will forever be riding in the sky and watching over all of the family and friends who love you emensly. and know you are greatly missed. You are now our rider on the storm.

Dad-
I don't even know where to start. I thank My Lord and Savior for making you my daddy. I never imagined how much life could change from one second to the next. I cried to God for more time in my selfishness, but God said no- for a good friend once quoted me "If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lords." Rms 14:8. I have to remember that God loved and made you long before I was ever born and each of your days were ordained by Him. I just thank God that He allowed me to be blessed with you.
See you walking (or riding) on the streets of Gold.
Love ya always,
Lisa

Hi Daddy. I've tried and tried to write this out in my mind, and say all the things I wanted to say. But it kept turning into a book, so I will write what is in my heart. I MISS you so very much! You and mom was always there for me, teaching me right from wrong, giving us strong morals and values, and mostly to believe in ourselves. You
was the one to teach me to ride a bike, drive a car, and finally to
ride a motorcycle. That was some of the best times of my life. You let us make mistakes, part of learning, and you was always there, with your lap for us to sit on, and two strong arms to hold us and a shoulder to cry on. I've never known such pain in my life, but I know
you are in a far better place then we are. And if there's motorcycles
in Heaven, I know there is one especially just for you...please take
one of those rides for me. I never believed in saying "Good-Bye"
that is final. I can't say it now, you are always with me, so I will just say "Bye" for now, until we we meet again. I LOVE YOU!

Hi,Honey!!!
Love and miss you more than you could ever imagine!!
I know that I am selfish,and wanted some more time with you,but our Lord wanted you to come home to HIM.
We had 55 blissful years together,and have seven beautiful children and their families,as well as 13 Grandchildren and 13 Great Grandchildren,
You just recently bought a Harley,so we could go riding,and enjoying the great outdoors.
We never got the chance to take that first ride together,but Doug(our son in law)and I rode it to church for your services,with the American flag flying proudly in the wind.
You served our country unselfishly for 20 years,including tours in Korea and Viet Nam,and we were stationed twice in Germany,which was great,since I was born there.
On August 17th. you had to run an errand to do,so you kissed me,and told me"Love you",and then you left.
That was the last time I saw you.....
Now you are in Heaven and have a new body,and no more aches and pain,and perhaps there is even a Harley up there for you to jump on and ride.
I shall never cease to love you,and you are always with me in my heart and mind!!!!!
Auf Wiedersehen,mein Liebling.!!!!
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

dad,you welcomed me into your wonderful family 26 years ago and there is not one day that goes by that i don't thank god for blessing my life with such a fun loving bunch.you and mom have always made me feel like i was one of your own and the kids have treated me like their brother.i love you and mom more than i could ever love my own biological parents because of the person you have shown me i could be .i miss you so much but i know you are in good hands until we see each other again.until then dad;watch over all of us like you always have!you and mom gave me barb who gave me two beautiful children cenissa and levi,i will always be grateful for all my true blessings. GOD IS GREAT!!!!WE LOVE YOU WITH ALL OUR HEARTS DAD!!!! LOVE ALWAYS DOUG

There are now words to express the love that I have for my wonderful parents. Mom and dad have been always been my rock. I will always treasure every single memory we have made together. I will miss dad so much, but he has left his love in all our hearts. I know that we will be together again soon. Thank you to my family and the Tripp family for the love, prayers and support during this time of sorrow. Thank you to everyone who helped with the service and let us lean on them during this time. Thank you to all our Texas friends. Mom, I LOVE YOU!!! I have always been and will be here for you. As Granny told me, "One day soon all our sorrow will turn into loving memories".

the greatest gift of all is family and freinds, i want to thank the lord for giving us such a wonderful dad and father for he taught us everything he could now whether we learned of just headed his warning where our decisions but you pops always stood beside us in all our decisions even though some of them where wrong. i love you dad and i know i will see you again soon, and i want to thank everyone else for all the love and comfort everyone has givin to us. AGAIN I LOVE YOY POPS!!!

well to my best friend;my dad;i love you dad and i;m going to miss you like hell.the talks we had every sunday at 11:00 and we got to spend to hours of quality time together talking about anything:just like best friends do.i just wish we would have hugged each other more:just like you did with the girls.and i'm sorry for moms loss.i know this is gonna be hard on her for awhile but at least you left her with seven wonderful children to see her through these times:not to mention all the other family members and friends.dad i hope to see yuo soon and spend the rest of our real quality time together in eternity.but i'll still talk to you everyday in the angel room. love me t !!

I would be remiss if I didn't offer my sympathies and condolences to the Sheffield family. Though most close to Treva and Tim, I have always felt welcomed by Ken, Inge, and the rest of the clan. Where words fail, love prevails. There is no absence of love, God's greatest gift, among the Sheffield and Tripp families. I treasure your friendship. May God comfort you in this time of sorrow. Russell Dreismeier and daughter Jennifier.

Sorry to hear of the passage of your father. Our prayers go out for you. That the lord will give you peace .
Bill and Regena Tripp

So sorry for your loss, Tim & Treva.

DAD, I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART! WORDS CAN NOT EXPRESS THE EMPTINESS I FEEL WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU LEAVING US. YOU ARE THE HEART AND SOUL OF THIS WONDERFUL FAMILY THAT YOU AND MOM CREATED. YOU ARE THE GREATEST FAMILY MAN ON EARTH AND IN HEAVEN. LOVE ALWAYS, DOUG AND BARBIE

Though we may never understand why God calls our loved ones to heaven, we need to have the faith and courage to accept His will and plan.

I was saddened to hear this news and have you all in my thoughts and prayers.

Mac Arthur said, "Old soldiers never die. They just fade away". One old soldier to another, Ken, you've done your duty for God, country, and family. You will never fade away in the hearts and memories of your family. Our great hope in the Savior promises the blessing that we shall be together one day in heaven. Until then, God bless.
Psalm 23 (The Soldiers's Psalm)