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Raymond Edward Shields, age 68

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the death of our father, Raymond Edward Shields, who left us on January 23, 2025 at the age of 68. Raymond battled lung cancer since 2021 before passing away at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Sarah Onetta Skates, his father, Carl Beverly Shields, his beloved step-father, Olan Duncan, and his three former wives, Debra Couch, Susan Swayze, and Lisa Smith.

Raymond is survived by three children, Jana Courtney Shields of Hot Springs and her three children, Jennifer Rae Barley of Alabama and her five children, and Raymond Dylan Shields of Malvern and his one child. He is also survived by one great-grandchild from Jennifer Barley’s son.

His career life was decorated with being a missile tech in the U.S. Navy, a long-haul truck driver, and finally, a millwright for over 30 years. Please join us in remembering our father fondly in this trying time.

Arrangements by A Natural State Funeral Service 2620 West Main Street, Jacksonville, Arkansas 72076. 501-982-3400. Online guestbook available at www.anaturalstatefuneralservice.com

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