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James William Fields

16 Apr 1917 – 28 May 1978

Birth	16 Apr 1917
Death	28 May 1978
Cemetery	North Fairview Cemetery Wellington , Collingsworth County , Texas , USA
Added by	Linda on 20 Nov 2023
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59973469

Bio

The Wellington Leader June 1, 1978 J.W. Fields, 61, of 910 Ennis Street, died at his home at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 28. He had been in ill health about 12 years. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, in Faith Baptist Church, with the Rev. Nathan Mulder, pastor, officiating. Burial was in North Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Guy Owens Funeral Home. Pallbearers were V.H. Breedlove, Mickey Breedlove, Freddy Mayhugh, Clifford Throne, Sid Bell and Willie Tow. James William Fields was born April 16, 1917, at Sulphur Springs, the son of the late Ernest and Emma Spraggs Fields. He was married to Myrtle Ruth Thomas there on October 9, 1941. They moved to Wellington from Sulphur Springs 34 years ago. Mr. Fields was a retired self-employed painter. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of Faith Baptist Church since 1959, of the Masonic Lodge and Frank King Post of the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Ruth Fields; two sons, Arvin L. Fields of Arlington and James D. Fields of Wellington; two daughters, Mrs. Bobby Langford of Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Evelyn Boyce of Wellington; one sister, Mrs. Neva Mears of Gladewater; and 7 grandchildren. Angie Mitchell Martin

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Family

Parents

• Earnest N. Fields 1882–1920 FaG
• Frances Emma Sprague Fields 1888–1976 FaG

Spouse

• Myrtle Ruth Thomas Fields 1923–1981

Siblings

• Neva Adell Fields Mears 1906–2002 FaG
• Arvin Lowell Fields 1909–1972 FaG
• Lois Frances Fields Dixon 1911–1975 FaG

Children

• Arvin Lavern Fields 1942–2017
• James Duwayne "Slick" Fields 1943–2008
• Evelyn Fields 1949–1998

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