Gary Lynn Shields

Gary Lynn Shields of Lelia Lake peacefully passed from this life at home surrounded by his family on November 13, 2021.

Graveside services were held on November 16, 2021, in Rowe Cemetery in Hedley with Larry Shields, officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of 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 is survived by 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.

He was preceded in death by his parents Arthur and Thelma Shields; father in-law Harold White; brother in-laws Danny Monroe and Bob White; niece Tracy White and nephews Dustin Monroe and Clayton Shields.

The family asks that memorials be made to Rowe Cemetery Association, PO Box 213, Hedley, TX 79237.

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