Tryon, NC- William B. Shields, 60, of Hwy. 176, Tryon, died Thursday, February 22, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Polk County, he was the son of Bernice Foster Shields of Tryon, NC and the late John Shields. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Shields had previously been a computer systems manager and currently employed by HotSpot in Landrum, SC.Surviving in addition to his mother is a son, Ken Shields of Westmont, NJ. He was preceded in death by a brother, Johnny Andrew Shields who died in 1990 and a sister Sharon Webb who died in 2005.A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. in the McFarland Funeral Chapel. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 120 Executive Park, Bldg. 1, Asheville, NC 28801 or to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 135 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, NC 28722.
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