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20 Mar 2000 Family Group Sheet
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Husband: George Ellis SHIELDS
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Born: 09 JUN 1884 in: Cooley Springs, Spartanburg Co, SC
Died: 27 JUN 1952 in: New Prospect, Spartanburg Co, SC
Buried: in: New Prospect, Spartanburg Co, SC
Father: Charles Albert SHIELDS
Mother: Emily Elizabeth BISHOP
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Wife: Nancy Jane HAMMETT
Married: 20 MAR 1904 in: Spartanburg, SC
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Born: 04 DEC 1883
Died: 06 SEP 1964
Buried: 08 SEP 1964 in: New Prospect, Spartanburg Co, SC
Father: William J. HAMMETT
Mother: Nancy Pricilla ALKINS
GREEN CREEK - Mrs. Nancy Hammett Shields, 80, died at 3:50 a. m. Sunday at
home of a daughter, Mrs. Elsie Scruggs after a long illness. Born, reared in
Spartanburg County, daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. Billy Hammett. Widow of
late George Shields, member New Prospect Baptist Church. Survivors: Mrs.
Scruggs, Mrs. Corrie C. Mae Dobbins of New Prospect; sons, Walter W. of Fort
Gordon, Va., Holland and Huey, both of Valley Falls; Ray, Landrum and Paul,
Fingerville; sisters, Miss Nora Hammett, Spartanburg; Mrs. Lillie Garrett,
Inman Route 3; 31 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren. Services Tuesday 4
p. m. New Prospect Baptist Church by Revs. DeWitt Clyde, Robert Brooks and Dr.
James Day Jr. Burial church cemetery. Pallbearers: Ray Dobbins, Charles,
Carroll and Jackie Shields, David Scruggs, Junior and Donald Dill and Jack
Newell. Body home after 5 p. m. today. To church 3 p. m. Tuesday. Petty
Funeral Home. (from Spartanburg Herald-Journal, September 7, 1964)
(Note: Nancy's son, George Ivan Shields, died the day before. She is listed
as a survivor in his obituary.)
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M Child 1 Benny Lee SHIELDS
Born: 20 DEC 1904
Died: 17 MAY 1960 in: Campobello, Spartanburg, SC
Spouse: Mamie L. PADGETT b. 1904 d. 03 AUG 1982
Married: 20 NOV 1924
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F Child 2 Carrie Mae SHIELDS
Born: 21 MAR 1907
Died: 05 MAR 1986 in: Spartanburg Co, SC
Buried: in: New Prospect, Spartanburg Co, SC
Spouse: Walter Going DOBBINS b. 06 NOV 1903 d. 09 JAN 1998
Married: 18 FEB 1925
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M Child 3 William Walter SHIELDS
Born: 05 OCT 1909
Died: 07 MAY 1973 in: Spartanburg Co, SC
Buried: in: Riverside Bapt, Spartanburg Co, SC
Spouse: Frances MILLER b. 11 JUN 1927 d. 02 SEP 1996
Married: 02 AUG 1943
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M Child 4 Buford Holland SHIELDS
Born: 22 JAN 1912
Died: JUN 1975 in: Spartanburg, SC
Buried: in: Sunset Mem Park, Spartanburg, SC
Spouse: Anna Geneva CARVER b. 19 AUG 1907 d. AUG 1972
Married: 03 NOV 1945 in: Hartwell, GA
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F Child 5 Annie J. SHIELDS
Born: 08 MAY 1914
Died: 23 JUL 1943
Buried: in: Landrum, Spartanburg Co, SC
Spouse: Jessie F. DILL b. 14 DEC 1919 d. 21 OCT 1947
Married: 12 JAN 1940
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M Child 6 George Ivan SHIELDS
Born: 03 DEC 1915
Died: 05 SEP 1964 in: Spartanburg, SC
Buried: 07 SEP 1964 in: Sunset Mem Park, Spartanburg, SC
Spouse: Onie Mae ROBBINS b. 1918
Married: 13 JUN 1941
Services for George Ivan Shields, 48, 103 Williams St., 2:30 p. m. today
Grace Baptist Church. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Mr. Shields died 9:45 a.
m. Saturday. Body at home; in church 1:30 p. m. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Onie
Robbins Shields; daughters, Mr. Janet Tisdale, Spartanburg, Misses Nancy and
Dianne Shields of home; son, Terry Shields, home; sisters, Mrs. Carrie Mae
Dobbins, New Prospect, Miss Elsie Scruggs, New Prospect; brothers, Walter W.,
Ft. Gordon, Ga., Holland and Huey, Valley Falls, Paul, Fingerville; mother,
Mrs. Nancy H. Shields, Spartanburg; two grandchildren. J. F. Floyd Mortuary.
(from Spartanburg Herald-Journal, September 7, 1964)
(Note: George's mother, Nancy, listed as a survivor, died the next day.)
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F Child 7 Elsie C. SHIELDS
Born: 30 JAN 1919
Spouse: Jack SCRUGGS b. 26 AUG 1912 d. 08 JAN 1997
Married: 20 FEB 1937
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M Child 8 Ray Allen SHIELDS
Born: 17 MAY 1921 in: Spartanburg Co, SC
Died: 03 MAR 2000 in: Spartanburg, SC
Buried: 06 MAR 2000 in: Roselawn Mem Gardens, Inman, SC
Spouse: Corrine KIMBRELL
Married: 05 SEP 1942
Ray A. Shields, 78, of 250 Hudson Barksdale Blvd. died March 3, 2000, in
Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care after a lengthy illness. A native of
Spartanburg County, he was son of the late George and Nancy Hammett Shields.
He was a member of Gateway Baptist Church and retired from Bigelow Carpets.
Surviving are his wife, Corrine Kimbrell Shields; three daughters, Arlene
Fowler of Campobello, Frances Allgaier of Sarasota, Fla., and Linda Varner of
Campobello; two sons, Carroll Shields of Spartanburg and Jack Shields of
Pauline; a sister, Elsie S. Scruggs of Green Creek, N.C.; a brother, Huey
Shields of Spartanburg; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Sunday at Gateway Baptist Church. Services will follow at 6:30 p.m. at the
church, conducted by the Revs. Ray Stuart and Ben Mayo. Burial will be held at
11 a.m. Monday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family is at the home of Ray
and Linda Varner, 355 Campobello-Gramling School Road, Campobello. Seawright
Funeral Home of Inman is in charge of arrangements.
(from Spartanburg Herald-Journal March 4, 2000)
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F Child 9 Helen E. SHIELDS
Born: 04 OCT 1923
Died: 02 NOV 1925
Buried: in: Fingerville, Spartanburg Co, SC
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M Child 10 Paul Aubrey SHIELDS Sr.
Born: 08 JAN 1927
Died: 22 APR 1992 in: Inman, Spartanburg Co, SC
Buried: in: Hwy 129, Spartanburg Co, SC
Spouse: Rosa V. MILLER b. 27 MAR 1935 d. 08 AUG 1983
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M Child 11 Huey Winford SHIELDS
Born: 11 MAY 1929 in: Spartanburg Co, SC
Died: 13 MAR 2000 in: Valley Falls, Spartanburg Co, SC
Buried: 15 MAR 2000 in: Sunset Mem Park, Spartanburg, SC
Spouse: Guynell NEWMAN b. 03 JUL 1932
Married: 08 APR 1950
Huey Winford Shields, 70, of 140 Shields Drive died March 13, 2000, at his
home after a lengthy illness. A native of Spartanburg County, he was son of
the late George Ellis and Nancy Hammett Shields. He was a member of Rainbow
Baptist Church, an Army veteran of the Korean War and retired as an auto
technician with the S.C. Department of Transportation. Surviving are his wife,
Guynell Newman Shields; three daughters, Ruby Thomas of Cowpens, Patricia
Pennington of Simpsonville and Melissa Williams of Spartanburg; a son, Graylon
Shields of Inman; a sister, Elsie Scruggs of Greencreek, N.C.; eight
grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends
from 7 to 9 tonight at Seawright Funeral Home in Inman. Services will be held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, conducted by the Revs. Wayne Walls
and J.B. Strange. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park in Spartanburg. The
family is at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Hospice Special Needs, 120 Heywood Ave.,
Spartanburg, 29302; or to Cancer Association of S.C., 4 Catawba St., P.O. Box
1582, Spartanburg, 29304; or to Rainbow Baptist Church, 151 Short Cut Road,
Chesnee, 29323.
(from Spartanburg Herald-Journal, March 14, 2000)
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Source: Steve Williams
E-mail: [email protected]