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Lester Carroll Fields, Sr.

March 1, 1940 — February 20, 2021

Lester C. Fields, Sr. 80 resident of Cleveland, passed away at his home on Saturday, February 20, 2021. He was the only child born to the late Thomas and Sadie Rae Fields in Pitt County, North Carolina. Lester grew up near the ocean in North Carolina and loved spending weekends with his family at the beach. After moving to Tennessee he enjoyed sitting on the river bank fishing.
Lester has lived in Tennessee for 45 years and was a roofer by trade. He and his wife Shelia was married for 30 years. Between the two of them they had 6 children all of whom will miss Lester dearly.
Those left to survive Lester is his wife Sheila, and his children; Shirley Jean Williams, (Darrell), Carolyn Rae Gibson (Jeffrey), Lester Carroll Fields, Jr., Dee Whiddon (Autumn), Jennifer Garlinghouse and Tiffany Jones, (Dennis), his spoiled dog “Lightning”, 13 grandchildren and 12 great grand-children.
A celebration of Lester’s life will be held at 3:00 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 in the chapel of Companion Funeral Home located at 2415 Georgetown Rd. NW, Cleveland, TN 37311. The family will receive friends from 1:00-3:00 prior to the service. Internment will immediately follow in the Friendship Baptist Cemetery in Delano, TN.
You can leave a message of condolence of Lester’s memorial webpage located at www.companionfuneral.com. Companion Funeral Home and the Cody Family are honored to assist Lester’s family with his final arrangements.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

3:00 - 4:00 pm (Central time)

Companion Funeral & Cremation Service - Cleveland Chapel

2415 Georgetown Road Northwest, Cleveland, TN 37311

Visitation 1:00-3:00 Burial at Friendship Baptist Church in Delano, TN

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