Gary Lynn Shields' Obituary
Gary Lynn Shields of Lelia Lake peacefully passed from this life at home surrounded by his family on November 13, 2021.
Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley with Larry Shields, officiating.
Viewing will be Monday at the funeral home with family receiving friends from 4:00-6:00 PM.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Gary was born on January 24, 1956 in Groom, Texas to Arthur and Thelma Moss Shields. He grew up in Claude and Clarendon, Texas and was a 1974 graduate of Clarendon High School. On July 12, 1974 he married the love of his life, Renee White in Hedley, Texas. He was a lifetime member of the church of Christ. He spent the majority of his life behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler.
He was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Thelma Shields; father in-law Harold White; brothers in-law Danny Monroe and Bob White; niece Tracy White and nephews Dustin Monroe and Clayton Shields.
Survivors include his wife, Renee Shields of Lelia Lake; his daughters, Carrie Linquist and husband Kelly of Hedley, and Heather Brown and husband Seth of Canadian; his son, Landon Shields of Lelia Lake; his grandchildren, Mekinna Ford, Collin Ford, and Raelea Brown of Canadian, Payton and Kaylin Hicks of Hedley, Farrah Shields of Calera, Oklahoma, and Lillie Linquist of Claude; a great grandson, Kooper Andrews of Canadian; his brothers, Larry Shields and wife Pat of Amarillo, Craig Shields and wife Cathy of Friona, and Audie Shields and wife Sonye of Mineral Wells; his mother in law, Mary Ruth White of Hedley; his sisters in law, Tanya Gibson of Hedley, Shauna Herbert and husband Tim of Hedley, and Pat White of Clarendon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family asks that memorials be made to Rowe Cemetery Association / PO Box 213 / Hedley, TX 79237.
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