James Luther "Luke" Shields^{[1, 2]}

1927 - 2016  (88 years)

• Name	James Luther "Luke" Shields
  Born	15 Aug 1927	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Plainfield Village, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	8 Mar 2016	Asbury Place Maryville, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	12 Mar 2016	Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I258992	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Samuel Luther Shields,   b. 15 Apr 1907, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Sep 1951, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Naomi E. Conner,   b. Abt 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 1997, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1926	Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F100050	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Stella Louise McConnell,   b. 6 Mar 1928,   d. 20 Sep 2011, Asbury Place Maryville, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1956
  Children	+ 1. Roy L. "Hoot" Shields
  Family ID	F100056	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Aug 1927 - Tennessee Died - 8 Mar 2016 - Asbury Place Maryville, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 12 Mar 2016 - Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 5 Jul 2009. Ralph L. Shields obituary [S86] McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home, (http://www.mccammonammonsclick.com/), 16 Mar 2008. Kenneth Earl "Jason" Shields obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Luther Shields Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Plainfield Village, Blount, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1928 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0017 Family Number: 55 Sheet Number and Letter: 3A Line Number: 40 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2234 Film Number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 4548148 Image Number: 00542 Household Gender Age Parent Sam L Shields M 21 Parent Neoma Shields F 20 Luther Shields M 2 Robert Shields M 0 [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 8 Mar 2016. August 15, 1927 - March 8, 2016 James Luther “Luke” Shields age 88 of Maryville passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Asbury Place of Maryville. He retired from Alcoa Aluminum Co. and was a member of their 25 Year Club. James was also a member of United Steel Workers Union Local 309 (Union Stewart), Cub Scout Pack Master, Webelos Leader, and Boy Scouts Troop Leader. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, woodworking, winemaker, and carving. James enjoyed reading and teaching other, especially the younger Shields generations about Cades Cove and the family decendantcy from that culture and bloodline. He organized and encouraged everyone, kinfolk, or not to attend the Annual Shields family reunion held each September at Metcalf Bottoms. He always said that anyone can attend, and be Shields for a day…Luke Shields knew no strangers. Luke Shields was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in both World War II and the Korean War. His collection of Navy tattoos was always a fascination to his nieces and nephews, the Popeye tattoo on his right forearm will some become a memorial on his son Roy “Hoot” Shields right arm as well. He enjoyed making wooden toys for kids during the Christmas seasons and had told his granddaughter Audrey that he was one of Santa’s Toymakers and that she could be an “Official Helper”, a position that she still carries proudly today. He so loved to make “Uncle Luke” boxes for all his nieces, nephews, and special friends for Christmas and birthdays. Preceded in death by Wife of 53 years, Louise (McConnell) Shields; Parents, William T. & Naomi Shields, Brother, Ralph & Jason Shields. Survivors include: Son, Roy L. “Hoot” Shields; Granddaughter and his pride and joy, Audrey Shields; Brothers, Bob Shields and Larry Shields; Sisters, Joye Enos and Sue Beals; Special friend and pastor, Dempsey Walker; several nieces and nephews that loved him as “Uncle Luke.” Family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 PM, Friday, March 11, 2016 at Smith Trinity Chapel. Funeral service will follow at 7:00 PM, with Pastor Dempsey Walker officiating. Family and friends will assemble for interment at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Grandview Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to: No More Victims Foundation, Inc. at www.nmvfoundation.org. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 159097328). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Samuel L Shields Event Type Marriage Event Date 31 Jul 1926 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Naoma Conner Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-30153-23147-79?cc=1619127 : accessed 10 March 2016), Blount > Marriage certificates, 1790-1950, Russell, Frank-Spears, Charles Loyed > image 1586 of 3088; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.