Bobby Bert Fields, age 80, a resident of Comanche, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Comanche.
He was born on January 18, 1937, in Gorman, Texas, to Ottis and Hazel (Beam) Fields.
On February 14, 1958, he was united in marriage to Susie Mae Cook in Comanche.
Bobby owned his first business when he was still in high school, a service station, which he and his brother Waylon opened in Comanche. After graduating from Comanche High School in 1955 Bobby served in the Naval Reserves, where he learned the electrical trade and later became a Master Electrician. He started Fields Electric in 1962 and it continued to operate for fifty-five years. In 1953, Bobby became a member of East Side Baptist Church, where he remained until his death. Bobby accomplished many things in his life but he considered his greatest accomplishment to be his family.
He leaves behind a legacy of 75 immediate family members, all people who proudly called him Daddy or Papa. These survivors include his wife, Susie Mae (Cook) Fields of Comanche; two sons, Michael Ray Fields and partner Ira Monroe of Sidney, and Tony Dale Fields and partner Donna Forrester of Buffalo Springs; two daughters, Tiena Rene Griggs of Buffalo Springs, and Shiela Gay Fields of Sidney; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and two on the way; brothers, Tommy Fields and wife Vicky of Proctor and Paul Fields of Comanche; sister, Doris Hilliard of Comanche; brother-in-law J.C. Cook and wife Katy of Sidney; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Underwood of Rising Star, Martha Cook of Rising Star, and Carolyn Cook of Round Rock; and many, many nieces and nephews.
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Ottis and Hazel Fields; brother, David Waylon Fields; and brothers-in-law, Jerry Cook, Buddy Cook, and Billy Paul Underwood.
He was born on January 18, 1937, in Gorman, Texas, to Ottis and Hazel (Beam) Fields.
On February 14, 1958, he was united in marriage to Susie Mae Cook in Comanche.
Bobby owned his first business when he was still in high school, a service station, which he and his brother Waylon opened in Comanche. After graduating from Comanche High School in 1955 Bobby served in the Naval Reserves, where he learned the electrical trade and later became a Master Electrician. He started Fields Electric in 1962 and it continued to operate for fifty-five years. In 1953, Bobby became a member of East Side Baptist Church, where he remained until his death. Bobby accomplished many things in his life but he considered his greatest accomplishment to be his family.
He leaves behind a legacy of 75 immediate family members, all people who proudly called him Daddy or Papa. These survivors include his wife, Susie Mae (Cook) Fields of Comanche; two sons, Michael Ray Fields and partner Ira Monroe of Sidney, and Tony Dale Fields and partner Donna Forrester of Buffalo Springs; two daughters, Tiena Rene Griggs of Buffalo Springs, and Shiela Gay Fields of Sidney; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and two on the way; brothers, Tommy Fields and wife Vicky of Proctor and Paul Fields of Comanche; sister, Doris Hilliard of Comanche; brother-in-law J.C. Cook and wife Katy of Sidney; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Underwood of Rising Star, Martha Cook of Rising Star, and Carolyn Cook of Round Rock; and many, many nieces and nephews.
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Ottis and Hazel Fields; brother, David Waylon Fields; and brothers-in-law, Jerry Cook, Buddy Cook, and Billy Paul Underwood.
Bobby Bert Fields, age 80, a resident of Comanche, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Comanche.
He was born on January 18, 1937, in Gorman, Texas, to Ottis and Hazel (Beam) Fields.
On February 14, 1958, he was united in marriage to Susie Mae Cook in Comanche.
Bobby owned his first business when he was still in high school, a service station, which he and his brother Waylon opened in Comanche. After graduating from Comanche High School in 1955 Bobby served in the Naval Reserves, where he learned the electrical trade and later became a Master Electrician. He started Fields Electric in 1962 and it continued to operate for fifty-five years. In 1953, Bobby became a member of East Side Baptist Church, where he remained until his death. Bobby accomplished many things in his life but he considered his greatest accomplishment to be his family.
He leaves behind a legacy of 75 immediate family members, all people who proudly called him Daddy or Papa. These survivors include his wife, Susie Mae (Cook) Fields of Comanche; two sons, Michael Ray Fields and partner Ira Monroe of Sidney, and Tony Dale Fields and partner Donna Forrester of Buffalo Springs; two daughters, Tiena Rene Griggs of Buffalo Springs, and Shiela Gay Fields of Sidney; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and two on the way; brothers, Tommy Fields and wife Vicky of Proctor and Paul Fields of Comanche; sister, Doris Hilliard of Comanche; brother-in-law J.C. Cook and wife Katy of Sidney; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Underwood of Rising Star, Martha Cook of Rising Star, and Carolyn Cook of Round Rock; and many, many nieces and nephews.
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Ottis and Hazel Fields; brother, David Waylon Fields; and brothers-in-law, Jerry Cook, Buddy Cook, and Billy Paul Underwood.
He was born on January 18, 1937, in Gorman, Texas, to Ottis and Hazel (Beam) Fields.
On February 14, 1958, he was united in marriage to Susie Mae Cook in Comanche.
Bobby owned his first business when he was still in high school, a service station, which he and his brother Waylon opened in Comanche. After graduating from Comanche High School in 1955 Bobby served in the Naval Reserves, where he learned the electrical trade and later became a Master Electrician. He started Fields Electric in 1962 and it continued to operate for fifty-five years. In 1953, Bobby became a member of East Side Baptist Church, where he remained until his death. Bobby accomplished many things in his life but he considered his greatest accomplishment to be his family.
He leaves behind a legacy of 75 immediate family members, all people who proudly called him Daddy or Papa. These survivors include his wife, Susie Mae (Cook) Fields of Comanche; two sons, Michael Ray Fields and partner Ira Monroe of Sidney, and Tony Dale Fields and partner Donna Forrester of Buffalo Springs; two daughters, Tiena Rene Griggs of Buffalo Springs, and Shiela Gay Fields of Sidney; twenty-six grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and two on the way; brothers, Tommy Fields and wife Vicky of Proctor and Paul Fields of Comanche; sister, Doris Hilliard of Comanche; brother-in-law J.C. Cook and wife Katy of Sidney; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann Underwood of Rising Star, Martha Cook of Rising Star, and Carolyn Cook of Round Rock; and many, many nieces and nephews.
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Ottis and Hazel Fields; brother, David Waylon Fields; and brothers-in-law, Jerry Cook, Buddy Cook, and Billy Paul Underwood.
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