Kern County Obituaries

Willis E. Shields

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Mojave Desert News; 22 Sep 1949

Old Resident Passes on
Word was received here yesterday of the death of Willis E. Shields who was for 
many years a resident of Mojave, at the Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles.
Mr. Shields who had been a patient there for the past several months, came to 
Mojave 35 years ago from Pittsburg, Pa., where he was born 61 years ago.
Surviving him is his wife, Mrs. Bonnie Shields, and a stepdaughter, Kathy who 
reside in Alhambra, California, and one sister whose residence is unknown.
He was veteran of World War I and for a time was a carpenter in the employ of the 
Southern Pacific railroad.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26th at Veterans 
Administration Chapel, West Los Angeles.