He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. Mr. Fields retired from Eastern Airlines as a Captain on the B-757 after 27 years of service.
He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Fields; children, Pamela Lappies and her husband, Phil, Tracy Hohman and her husband, John, Reid Fields and his wife, Daphne; grandchildren, Megan Lappies, Grant Hohman; brothers, Ray Fields, Truman Fields, Dennis Fields; sister, Cheryl Metz; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday June 9 at 2:30 PM in the chapel of Georgia Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Georgia Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends between the hours of 1:30 until 2:30 PM Sunday at the funeral home.
Those who desire, in lieu of flower, may make contributions to South Mountain Christian Camp, 1129 South Mountain Road, P.O. Box 9, Bostic, NC 28018 or at www.southmountainchristiancamp.org.