Funeral services for 83-year-old Pat Shields, of Hopkinsville, will be 1 PM Monday at Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the Green Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from noon until the funeral hour.
Survivors include:
Wife of 30 years, Ann Shields, of Hopkinsville;
Three stepsons, Brad Minton (Linda), of Hopkinsville, Phillip Minton (Sheila), of Argyle, Texas, and Chuck Minton (Ashley), of Hopkinsville;
Two brothers, Thomas Shields (Linda), of Rockwood, Illinois, Michael Shields (Kathy), of Smithon, Illinois;
Sister, Louis Shields, of Chester, Illinois;
Three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He died Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at Deaconess Midtown in Evansville, Indiana, of natural causes.
He was born on June 27, 1940, in Jackson County, Illinois, the son of late Lawernce and Margaret Leinicke Shields.
He worked as a field inspector for JT Blackship Engineering. He was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepson, Kelly Minton, his brothers, Richard Shields, Kenneth Shields, and James Shields.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in memory of John Pat Shields, to St. Andrews Catholic Church, c/o Tammy Gartner, 724 Mulberry St., Murphysboro, IL 62966
