Mr. Rasheed Bryan Shields passed away unexpectedly on January 18th, 2022, at CaroMont Medical Center. Rasheed was born November 15, 1975, in Winston-Salem NC to Dennis Shields (Josie) and Joslyn Jones Diop of Winston-Salem NC. A stepmother; Shantell Neal of Greensboro NC and two special “step-up” mothers Annie Mewborn of Charlotte, NC, and Sandra Fewell of Cramerton, NC.

Rasheed attended the local public schools is Winston-Salem NC. After school he lived in Forrest City NC then moved to Detroit MI where he made a lot of friends that he called “family”. After moving back to NC in 2015, he met his soulmate and one true love in Charlotte where their love story began.

He is survived by his wife Jennifer Shields of the home, two sons; Cedric Shields of Maryville, MO, Deondre Lee of Winston-Salem, NC, a stepson, Brandon Godette of Charlotte, NC, a stepdaughter, Khala Godette of Winston-Salem, NC; a brother Larry Shields (Carla) of Graham, NC; two stepbrothers; Michael Shields of Minneapolis, MN, Christopher Shields of Tuson, AZ, five stepsisters; Shataqua Magana of Columbus, GA, Danita Reid (Kenneth) of Kernersville, NC, Flora Garner (Mike) and Lakesha McLean both of Winston-Salem NC, Tasheanna Brown of Hickory NC, brother-in-law, Johnnie L Mewborn (Sajdah) of Stafford, VA, a sister-in-law Maria Ward (Johnny) of New Bern, NC, a very sweet little niece, Lyris Mewborn of Charlotte, NC, a smart little nephew, Jai Mewborn of Stafford, VA; two beautiful goddaughters, Shiknedra Gossett and Michelle Kinney both of Forrest City, NC; his best friends for life: Tremayne Booker of Bessemer City, NC, Derrick Fewell of Cramerton, NC, Derrick Kiner of Detroit, MI, Dwight Meeks, Chris McEntire, and David all of Forrest City, NC and a host of other family and friends.

Rasheed and his wife shared their love story with all thei friends and family every day. They travelled, spent quality time together and made many wonderful memories. Rasheed loved the Lord, loved to eat good food, travel, cut his hair, go fishing, work on his truck and try anything new that his wife would suggest. His passion was the 1988 Dodge Ram truck his dad gave him. When his health would allow, he worked on his truck and even invited friends to help him. Sadly, he didn’t get to finish restoring his prized possession, but we pray someone can finish what he started and love it as much as he did.

Funeral Arrangements Are As Follow:

Memorial Service

Place: Center Baptist Church, Gastonia, North Carolina

Date & Time: Saturday, January 29, 2022 @ 1:00 P.M.