Mrs. O'Shields was born in Union, February 22, 1927, a daughter of the late Joseph Pinckney Parham and Minnie Knighton Parham. She was a homemaker and a member of Crestview Baptist Church, formerly Westside Baptist Church. Mrs. O'Shields was active in her church as long as her health permitted. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family of 12 children.
Surviving are two daughters, Patsy O. McNeace and husband Ronnie, Donna O. Palmer, widow of Roy F. Palmer; one son, Dr. Daniel L. O'Shields and wife Kathy, all of Union; eight grandchildren, Janet M. Ashmore, Michael O'Shields, Philip O'Shields, James McNeace, Rodney McNeace, Patrick McNeace, Stuart Palmer and Matthew Palmer; 14 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Joshua Freeman. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. O'Shields grandsons will serve as active pallbearers. The staff and nurses of Hospice Care of S.C. Union and Ellen Sagar Nursing Home are asked to sit in a group.
Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Tuesday evening at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of S.C., Union Unit, 408 N. Duncan ByPass, Suite 6, Union, SC, 29379 or to Crestview Baptist Church, 1100 Furman L. Fendley Hwy., Union, SC, 29379.
The family will be at the home of her daughter, Donna Palmer, 105 Ralph Ridge, (Mt. Vernon Estates), Union.
The S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home, Inc. (www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)
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