Eddie Sr. Shields Obituary (1916 - 2005)

Mr. Louis Edwin Eddie Shields Sr., 89, of Madisonville, KY, died Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at 9:45 P.M., at NHC Healthcare in Madisonville. \ Born October 4, 1916, in Sturgis, KY, he was the son of the late Findel Harris Shields and Beulah Etta Williams Shields. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Bean and Katherine Hudson Williams. \ Mr. Shields was a member of the American Legion Post 6, Masonic Lodge #148 F. & A.M. of Providence, KY, where he was Past Master. A 32nd degree Mason, Eastern Star and a Shriner. He was a Kentucky Colonel and worked for Colonial Mines for 30 years, was a member of Second General Baptist Church and was a U.S. Army WWII veteran. \ He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Lenora Pat Shields of Madisonville; two daughters, Elwanda Jo Shields-Balcells and Etta Shields Coyle, both of Madisonville; a son, Louis Edwin Shields Jr. of Madisonville; two sisters, Margaret Banull of Arcadia, FL, and Joy Hogue of Boynton Beach, FL; three brothers, Wilburn Troy Shields of Crittenden, CO, Bill Shields of Henderson, KY, and Dr. Jerry Allen Shields of Philadelphia, PA; five grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. \ Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 3, 2005, at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Sisk and Rev. Roy Young officiating. Burial will follow in Pride-Bordley Cemetery in Union County, KY. \ Visitation will be Friday, December 2, 2005, from 4:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., with a Masonic service at 7:00 P.M., and on Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. \ Pallbearers will be Dr. Daniel Kirkwood, Paul Coyle, Donald Richters, Steve Powell, Steve Wiles, Gary Nelson, Blaine Skeen, and Joseph Nance. \ Memorials may take the form of donations to The Shriner Childrens Hospital. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \