San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....DeShields, Lynda Joy February 3, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Davis-Holman Cis1052@aol.com February 12, 2005, 11:47 am The Record February 9, 2005 Stockton Lynda Joy DeShields May 17, 1943 - February 3, 2005 Lynda Joy DeShields went to meet her Lord on the 3rd of February 2005. Born on the 17th of May, 1943 in Wellington, Kansas, she moved and lived the remainder of her life in Stockton, CA, with her husband Harley DeWayne DeShields of 47 years. For over 30 years, Lynda was a dedicated special education assistant for the Stockton Unified School District, and for the last 10 years she worked with the visually impaired students at Stagg High School. As a follower of Christ, Lynda was a member of West Lane Foursquare Church for over 20 years, and more recently attended Bethany Community Church on Michigan. Lynda and DeWayne enjoyed taking weekend trips to the Monterey coast, and volunteering their time to those in need. Her number one love was for her family and she devoted much of her time sharing in their lives. Lynda DeShields was a living testament of faith and her witness of love will be lived on by her husband, DeWayne DeShields; mother, Clara Belle Huff; sister, Rebecca Filkey and her spouse Pastor Chuck Filkey, and brother David Huff, along with 6 nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her three children and their spouses, Sandra and Val Franklin, Sheila and Dave DeMattei and Stan and Veronica DeShields, along with her 16 loving grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Robert Emerson Huff and sister Mary Langford. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial service to be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, at Bethany Community Church, located at 3034 Michigan Ave. in Stockton, CA 95204. No visitation. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Christian Center, Attn: Lynda DeShields, P.O. Box 100, Valley Springs, CA 95252. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/gob5462deshield.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb