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 PUBLISHED APRIL 15, 2009

 Lois Ruth Shields

 Feb. 2, 1924 – Apr. 10, 2009

    Lois Ruth (White) Shields, 85, of Carthage, died April 10 at Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield.
     She was born Feb. 2, 1924, in Rush County, a daughter of the late Fred Burr and Ethel Henley (Publow) White.
     Mrs. Shields was valedictorian of the Carthage Normal School Class of 1942. She graduated from Purdue University in 1946 and received her masters degree in 1976. Mrs. Shields served as a teacher in Mays, Carthage and Knightstown, where she taught chemistry and home economics. She was a 4-H leader for 30 years with the Ripley Needletwisters and was a member of the Hancock County Genealogical Society, Common Threads Quilt Guild, Knightstown Sewing Circle and the Carthage Literary Circle. Mrs. Shields was a past member of the Riverside Cemetery Board and recently attended Raysville Friends Meeting. She assisted in computerizing the obituary index for the Knightstown Banner for the years 1908-2000.
     Survivors include four children, Pennina (husband, Phil) McMullen of Carthage, Charles Shields of Powder Springs, Ga., Charity (husband, Tony) Maxwell of Greenfield and Howard (wife, Sonna) Shields of Greenville, Ohio; five grandchildren, Amanda (husband, Jacob M.) Lund of Tipp City, Ohio, Tony (wife, Emily) Maxwell, Jr., of Moberly, Mo., Tommy Maxwell of West Lafayette, Brian (wife, Amber) Rosales of Fargo, N.D., and Shavon Rosales of Orlando, Fla.; three great-grandchildren, Jacob, Hannah and Emily; and several nieces and nephews.
     In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. Shields; a sister, Margaret Perisho; and two brothers, Edgar and Joseph White.
    Funeral services were April 14 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in Knightstown. Burial followed at Riverside Cemetery in Carthage. Visitation was April 13 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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