Frank "Gene" Fields

Frank "Gene" Fields, Sr., 33, of Redbud Dr., Morganton, NC died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at his residence. Born in Catawba County, NC on November 23, 1973, he was a son of Frank and Mary Sue Watson Fields of Morganton. He was a 1993 graduate of Hickory High School and then served two years with the U. S. Air Force. He was employed at Ethan Allen in Old Fort and owned and operated Fields Home Improvement. Gene loved outdoors activities including hunting, fishing, and kayaking. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hickory.

Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Pattie Beck Fields of the home; children, Victoria Mackenzie Fields and Frank Eugene Fields, Jr. both of the home; step-sons, Patrick Harlow and Montgomery Scott Harlow both of the home; brother, Douglas Bryant Rogers of Vale, NC; sisters, Brenda Gail Rogers of Richmond, VA, Audrey Nanette Fields of Ohio, and Bonnie Louise Fields Jolly of Glen Alpine, NC; grandmother, Virginia Poteet Fendley of Morganton; step-grandmother, Carrie Holifield Watson of Hickory; a niece, two nephews, and a number of aunts and uncles.

The funeral will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2007 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with the Reverends Earl Cross and Dean Lavender officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour before the service. Memorial gifts may be made to the Fields’ Children Scholarship Fund, c/o Morganton Federal Savings and Loan, P. O. Drawer 1509, Morganton, NC 28680.