Shiel obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Shiel, James Virgil    9 Nov 2003    Nov, 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  11/09/2003
SHIEL, JAMES VIRGIL    

A resident of Ponchatoula, he died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at North Oaks Medical 
Center. He was 82 and a native of Wesson, Miss. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son 
Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and after 8 a.m. Tuesday. 
Religious service at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Graveside service will be held 
at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Woodlawn Cemetery, Wiggins, Miss. He is survived by 
his wife of 47 years, Voncile S. Shiel, Ponchatoula; a son, James "Jimmy" V. 
Shiel Jr.; a brother, Royce N. Shiel, Brookhaven, Miss.; three sisters, Myra S. 
Martin, Brookhaven, India S. Baker, Jacksonville, Fla., and Mary S. Jenson, 
Estacada, Ore.; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his 
father, George Henry Shiel; mother, Naomi S. Morgan; two brothers, Eldon Shiel 
and Lloyd Morgan; and two sisters, Lou Emily Nations and Virginia Morris. He was 
a member and past president of the Ponchatoula Rotary Club. He was a U.S. Marine 
Corp veteran of World War II serving two tours of duty. He was a retired teacher, 
principal, guidance counselor and Ponchatoula High School football coach. 

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