He grew up in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, working newspaper delivery routes as a youth and fostering a deep love of the mechanical working of engines, cars and motorcycles. A graduate of Adamson High School (Dallas), Ken served with the United States Army as a sergeant during the Vietnam War and in Germany after his combat duty tour. Following his service, Ken earned his Bachelor of Science (Technology) degree from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, before embarking on a career of work with the John Deere Company that spanned more than 25 years. After retirement, Ken enjoyed motorcycling trips with his brothers Kermit and Gary, taking in the latest movie blockbuster as well as travel with his family. Also an avid sports fan, Ken rarely missed tuning in on Friday night to his son’s radio play-by-play of high school football, following his grandkids’ summer and college baseball tournaments, football and water polo games, orchestra concerts, birthday celebrations and family gatherings of all kinds. Ken attended Valley Creek Church in Flower Mound, enjoying the weekly message and music with his family.
Ken is preceded in death by his parents, Kermit and Sarah Shields, and nephew Kerry Shields.
He is survived by son Clint Shields and wife Kimberly Shields and their sons Braden and Reid of Dripping Springs, Texas; son Bill Shields and wife Cheran Shields and their daughters Leah and Mackenzie of Centralia, Washington; son Todd Boyd and wife Kim Boyd, and their children Brittany, Emily, Sarah and Chandler of Mexia, Texas; daughter Sara Chapple and husband Paul Chapple, and their children Caleb, Riley and Remi of Lantana, Texas; and brothers Kermit Shields and Gary Shields as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Rolling Oaks Funeral Home in Coppell, Texas.
Graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 15, 2019, at the Ridgeway Cemetery near Sulphur Springs, Texas, with Cordel Robinson of Valley Creek Church presiding.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clint Shields, Bill Shields, Kermit Shields, Gary Shields, Gene Shields and Paul Chapple.
Directions to Ridgeway Cemetery are:
Take Interstate 30 E toward Texarkana
Continue on I-30 towards Greenville and past Greenville
Take exit 116 off of I-30 toward Farm to Market Road 2653/Brashear
Turn left onto FM 2653 N, continue 5.1 miles
Turn right onto TX-11 E for just 100 feet
Then turn left back onto FM 2653 N for .2 miles
Ridgeway Cemetery will be on your left.
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