Joe was born and raised in Crothersville, IN. He graduated from Crothersville High School in 1948. He attended Indiana Central in Indianapolis for two years and then completed his undergraduate degree in Health & PE/Social Studies at Oakland City College in 1952. He married the love of his life Nancy Joan Secrest on January 23, 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from September 30,1952 until September 20,1954 and was honorably discharged with the rank of corporal. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill and earned his Master of Education degree from Butler University in 1955.
Joe was a teacher and coach at Brownsburg and Greenfield High Schools in central Indiana from 1955 to 1962. He was Vice Principal and Athletic Director at Whiteland High School from 1962 to 1970. He then moved with his family to Monroe where he served in the city schools as assistant principal and guidance counselor before moving to the central office as an assistant to the superintendent until his retirement in 1991.
Joe loved his family farm and enjoyed caring for his horses, mules, cows, goats, and Boxers. He never talked much about it, but he had over 70 years of perfect attendance at church on Sunday mornings.
Joe is preceded in death by his father, Fred Fielden, his mother, Irene Wise Magee, and his wife Joan. He is survived by his daughter, Beth, of Charlotte and his son Bruce (Martha) of Roswell, GA, and his beloved granddaughter, Sara Beth Fielden of Savannah, GA. as well as his brother-in-law Pat (Gayle) Secrest of Monroe and numerous cousins, nephews, and nieces. The family also wants to acknowledge caregivers Donnie Perry and Cathy Jones (Joe’s “other daughter”) who cared for him from March of 2019 until his death.
A private viewing for the family will be held at McEwen Funeral Home. A memorial service will take place at Grace United Methodist Church on Thursday, June 1st at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Joe’s memory to Hospice of Union County, 700 W. Roosevelt Blvd, Monroe, 28110.
McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe is honored to serve the family of Mr. Joe Fielden.
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