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Submitted: 7/16/15 • Approved: 7/16/15 • Last Updated: 3/26/18 • R83388-G83387-S3
Veteran US Army
World War II
June 21, 1921 - November 3, 2000
Served 32 months overseas in North Africa,
French Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily,
England, France, Belgium and Germany.
Died in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas
Married Leola A Gfeller
Audrey Elizabeth Lee Obehaus Shields
*Obituary
Roscoe William Shields, 79, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, in a local hospital.
The Rev. Rusty Leavitt, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park under direction of Sullivan Funeral Rome.
Shields was born June 21, 1921, in Woodville, Okla.,son of the late John Herman and Frankie Mildred Jones Shields. He married Leola Gfeller on April 10, 1946, and she preceded him in death on June 6, 1996. He married Audrey Obenhaus on March 15, 1997.
A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he served overseas for 32 months in North Africa, French Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, England, France, Belgium and Germany. He enjoyed working with honeybees and was a member of the Texas Bee Keepers Association.
Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Judy Nash of Vernon; a stepson, Dennis Obenhaus of Carrollton; a brother, Melvin Shields of Divine; two sisters, Eula Vay Williams of Keystone, Okla., and Johana Swims of
Albuquerque, N.M.; two granddaughters and two step-grandchildren.
A son, Dale Shields, and a sister, Nadine Baughaus, also preceded him in death.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be AJ. Branon, Ray Gfeller, Dean Gfeller, Jim Stafford, Karl Streit, Johnny Haseloff, David Williams and Jake Miller.
Leota 20 May 1920 - 6 Jun 1996
Contributed on 7/16/15
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