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Merl L. Fields Sr.August 12, 1921 - August 08, 2009 Merl L. Fields, Sr.
Merl L. Fields, Sr., 87, of Ingalls passed away on August 8, 2009. He was born on August 12, 1921 to the late Forrest and Daisy (Wheaton) Fields. He was a truck driver for several companies, retiring from Ervin Zink in 1983. Mr. Fields served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne and was a POW for 28 months after being captured in North Africa. He was a member of the Fortville American Legion Post 391 and the Fortville VFW Post 6904. Merl is survived by Clenis (Wright) (Jones) Fields, his wife of 31 years; children: Merl L. Fields, Jr. of Fortville; Randy (Brenda) Fields of Crothersville; Kathy (Donnie) Haskett of Anderson; Jeff Fields of Columbus, GA; Karen (Steve) Mattox of Yorkville, IL; Tina (Charlie) Fish of Hendersonville, TN; Nancy (Tony) Ladd of Portland, TN; John Fields of Evansville; Ronald L. Jones of Indianapolis; Nancy Phillips of Indianapolis; Jack E. Jones of Ingalls; Rebecca Ann (Jones) Fields of Columbus, GA; and Russell A. (Soni) Jones of Straughn; 34 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by wife Catherine L. (Pierce) Fields in 1966; and by his daughter, Jill L. Cloud. Funeral InformationCalling will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at Seals Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Fortville. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday August 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at 3:00 pm at Crothersville Cemetery, Crothersville, IN where military graveside rights will be performed. Donations InformationIn lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, National Processing Center, Attn: Honor & Memorial Gifts, P.O. Box 1245, Albert Lea, MN, 56007-9976. Donations Link:Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America View Tribute and Sign Guestbook |