Betty Irene Bryan Shields, 95, of Panama City, passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.  She was born May 9, 1923 in Youngstown, Florida to Spurgeon & Ella Tharpe Bryan.  She had been a member of the Hiland Park Baptist Church for over 57 years. At the church, she had numerous jobs including teaching youth Sunday School classes, singing in the church choir and her favorite job was working as a greeter. She was a woman of faith and shared it with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Watson Shields Sr.; four brothers, Tillman Bryan, Fulton Bryan, Milton Bryan, Monroe Bryan and a sister, Inez Stanley Pitts.  She is survived by a daughter, Ella Shields Russ (Carl); son, William Watson "Bill" Shields Jr. (Lynette); five grandchildren, Victoria Russ Plank (Chet); Elizabeth Russ Smith, Mary Russ, William W. "Trey" Shields III (Rachael), Bryan Cody Shields (Ashlee); seven great grandchildren, Ansley Plank, Sawyer Plank, Ella Smith, Banner Smith, Colette Shields, Watson Shields, Gerard Shields and numerous nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ken Brookins officiating.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-3 p.m. prior to the service.  Private family graveside services will be held in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens.  The family would like to extend their heartfelt love and appreciation to Glencove Health & Rehabilitation Center and the staff at Covenant Hospice especially Robert Hogberg. Those desiring may make memorial donations to the Building Fund at Hiland Park Baptist Church or to Covenant Hospice in memory of Betty Shields.