Memorials › Glennis Maxwell Shields
Glennis Maxwell Shields
5 Aug 1926 – 13 Jul 2012
| Birth | 5 Aug 1926 |
| Death | 13 Jul 2012 |
| Cemetery | Stinnett Cemetery Stinnett , Hutchinson County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Kay Marshall on 26 Mar 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94693140 |
Bio
Glennis Maxwell Shields, 85, of Amarillo died Monday, July 30, 2012. Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. today in Brentwood Chapel at Schooler Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church with the Rev. Daniel Dreher as celebrant. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in Stinnett Cemetery in Stinnett. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Glennis was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Wellington. She married Earl P. Shields on Dec. 26, 1944. They were married 51 years and had three children. Their young family lived in Sunray for 14 years. In 1961, they moved to Stinnett, where they lived until she and Earl moved to Amarillo in 1993. Glennis spent the last year of her life living with her daughter, Ann, and son-in-law, Steve Hamilton, in Magnolia. Glennis was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Amarillo. It was her strong Catholic faith that sustained her in times of unbearable sorrow. She was primarily a homemaker with a passion for sewing. She operated a tailoring business from her home for many years. She was employed at Cartwright's dress shop in Borger for several years. Glennis was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lela Maxwell; her husband, Earl Shields; two sons, Michael and Joseph Shields; and two brothers, Kenneth Maxwell and Freddie Maxwell. Survivors include a daughter, Ann Hamilton and husband Steve Hamilton; a daughter-in-law, Kris Shields; four grandchildren, Mike Shields, Lisa Shields Reed, Chad Hamilton and Dan Hamilton; six great-grandchildren, Bailiegh Shields, Braxton Reed, Camden Shields, Weston Shields, Kenadi Hamilton and Jakobi Hamilton; a sister, Helen Fires; and a brother, Dean Maxwell. The family suggests memorials be to Altus Hospice, 1525 Lake Front Circle No. 1, The Woodlands, TX 77380. Sign the online guest book at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 2, 2012
Photos
Family
Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children
Export GEDCOM
This person only · Entire connected family