Odell Shields Jr.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Mr. Odell Shields Jr., 53, of Blytheville, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, in Blytheville. Born Aug. 13, 1958, in Blytheville to Odell Shields Sr. and Hattie Shields, he was a landscaper and a member of Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church.

Mr. Shields leaves two daughters, Donna Warren of Blytheville and Donya Warren of Burgaw, N.C.;

One son, Ronnie Wood of Rockford, Ill.;

Three sisters, Atlanta (and Larry Sr.) Gulledge of Denver, Gloria (and Jerome) Bogan and Judy (and Ernest) Murphy of Marion;

One brother, Rickey Shields (and NaTasha) of Memphis; and

Three grandchildren, Sirena Tankersly and Sierra Crawford of Blytheville, and LaDonya Simmons of Burgaw.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Agape Fellowship in Blytheville with Bro. Fred Baugh and the Rev. Gilbert Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville.