HARRY FIELDS, SR.

January 10 1920 –January 11, 2010
 
WILLIAMSTON, SC - Harry Fields, Sr., age 90, husband of Ruth Whitten Fields, of Piercetown, died Monday, January 11, 2010 at his home after an extended illness.
 
Born in Brooklyn, NY on January 10, 1920, Mr. Fields was the son of the late William Fields and Anna Matilda Fields.  He was a World War II veteran, serving in two branches of the military, the Marine Corps and as Staff Sergeant, he served with the Troop Carrier Command of the US Army Air Corps.  He was a graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn NY and attended Brooklyn Polytechnic.  He was the retired President, Owner and CEO of Fieldco Paint Company. He was a member of Southern Paint Society, receiving a 25 year pin.  Mr. Fields was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Easley where he served as Sunday School teacher for several years.  He enjoyed camping and reading.  During his 68-year marriage, he and his wife visited every state in the nation except Hawaii.  Words that sum up his life: “family, hardworking, never met a stranger, always smiling, inventive and creative, ingenuity”.
 
Survivors include his wife , Ruth Whitten Fields of the home; his children: Carolyn Tambini and husband, George Tambini; son, Harry Fields, Jr., and wife Mary; Sharon Fields-McCormick and husband, Jack McCormick; four grandchildren, Jackie Barker, Monica Fowler, Kim Tambini and Craig Tambini and four great-grandchildren, Chelsea Fowler, Cassea Fowler, Ryan Barker and Megan Barker.
 
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Alice Fields, Anna Fields and Wilhelmina Fields
 
The Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 2:00 pm at  Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church officiated by the Reverend Dave Shorter.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Tuesday.  Mr. Fields will be placed in the church at 12:30 on Wednesday.
Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 285, Anderson, SC 29622.
 
Daddy’s favorite quotation:  “I’ll worry about that when the time comes.”  “First things first.”
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The McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.