TALLULAH, La., Oct. 6. — (Special) — Funeral services for Leo Shields, well known planter of Alsatia, who died at the Vicksburg sanitarium Thursday after an illness of several months, were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Harvey here Friday morning with the Rev. Dean Maurer, rector of Trinity Episcopal church here officiating. Interment followed in Silver Cross cemetery here.
Mr. Shields was a native of Monroe but had resided in this section of the state since early manhood. He was 72 years of age.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes Harvey Shields, a daughter, Mrs. Will Adams and two granddaughters of Tallulah. Three nephews, Arnold Shields of Al__, Howard Shields of Clarksdale, and W. E. Gray of Quiri-Quiri, Venezuela also survive.
Pallbearers were Cliff Adams, W. Regenold, D. M. Kell, H. R. Maxwell of Tallulah; R. E. Bowen of Ala__ and Owen S. Brown, N. C. Williams and J. N. Hill of Lake Providence.
Williams Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Monday, October 6, 1941
Mr. Shields was a native of Monroe but had resided in this section of the state since early manhood. He was 72 years of age.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes Harvey Shields, a daughter, Mrs. Will Adams and two granddaughters of Tallulah. Three nephews, Arnold Shields of Al__, Howard Shields of Clarksdale, and W. E. Gray of Quiri-Quiri, Venezuela also survive.
Pallbearers were Cliff Adams, W. Regenold, D. M. Kell, H. R. Maxwell of Tallulah; R. E. Bowen of Ala__ and Owen S. Brown, N. C. Williams and J. N. Hill of Lake Providence.
Williams Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Monday, October 6, 1941
TALLULAH, La., Oct. 6. — (Special) — Funeral services for Leo Shields, well known planter of Alsatia, who died at the Vicksburg sanitarium Thursday after an illness of several months, were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Harvey here Friday morning with the Rev. Dean Maurer, rector of Trinity Episcopal church here officiating. Interment followed in Silver Cross cemetery here.
Mr. Shields was a native of Monroe but had resided in this section of the state since early manhood. He was 72 years of age.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes Harvey Shields, a daughter, Mrs. Will Adams and two granddaughters of Tallulah. Three nephews, Arnold Shields of Al__, Howard Shields of Clarksdale, and W. E. Gray of Quiri-Quiri, Venezuela also survive.
Pallbearers were Cliff Adams, W. Regenold, D. M. Kell, H. R. Maxwell of Tallulah; R. E. Bowen of Ala__ and Owen S. Brown, N. C. Williams and J. N. Hill of Lake Providence.
Williams Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Monday, October 6, 1941
Mr. Shields was a native of Monroe but had resided in this section of the state since early manhood. He was 72 years of age.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes Harvey Shields, a daughter, Mrs. Will Adams and two granddaughters of Tallulah. Three nephews, Arnold Shields of Al__, Howard Shields of Clarksdale, and W. E. Gray of Quiri-Quiri, Venezuela also survive.
Pallbearers were Cliff Adams, W. Regenold, D. M. Kell, H. R. Maxwell of Tallulah; R. E. Bowen of Ala__ and Owen S. Brown, N. C. Williams and J. N. Hill of Lake Providence.
Williams Funeral home was in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Monroe News-Star (LA), Monday, October 6, 1941
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LEO SHIELDS
1868 — 1941
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The above DOB is from Mr. Shields' 1900 census record (Madison Parish, LA).
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