Diana Fields, age 72, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Diana was born on March 8, 1947, in Berne, Indiana, the daughter of Keith Teeple and Elizabeth (Grogg) Schmidt. She worked for Jay Garment for 33 years and FCC in Portland for 7 years. She enjoyed spending time with her children, and sitting on the porch in the sunshine watching her grandchildren. Diana married Robert Fields on December 28, 1962.
Survivors include:
Her husband of 57 years: Robert “Bob” Fields – rural Portland, Indiana
2 daughters: Laura Williams (husband Al) – Iowa City, Iowa
Sunday King (fiancé- Tim Thacker)- Fremont, Indiana
1 sister: Betty Ann Lawrence – Celina, Ohio
2 brothers: Steven Teeple (wife Gilda) -Valparaiso, Indiana
Mark Teeple (wife Evelyn) – Angola, Indiana
5 grandchildren- Friday King (husband-David Reed), Dannie King III (wife-Brittany), Diana Hall (husband- Alex), Laura Williams, and Ariel Williams
6 great-grandchildren- Kaylee, Emily, Nevaeh, Olivia, Rosemary, and Tavion
She was preceded in death by a son, Barney Fields, her parents, and 3 brothers- Larry, Bruce and Roger Teeple.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 10:00am- 11:00am at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland. Services to celebrate Diana’s life will follow at 11:00am at the funeral home. Pastor Larry Eads will officiate the services. Burial will follow at a later date in Antioch Cemetery, south of Portland.
Memorials to the Jay County Heart Fund
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