Mary Helen Fields

Mrs. Mary Helen Fields, 95, of Swainsboro, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Swainsboro Nursing Home in Swainsboro, GA following a brief illness. 

Mrs. Fields was born October 26, 1927, to Luther Nasworthy and Thelma Dukes Nasworthy in Stillmore, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John Fields; grandson, Jonathan Fields; sister, Catherine Preston; brothers, Luther Nasworthy, Jr., Frank Nasworthy.

Mary Helen spent her youth in Stillmore, GA, attending school there.  Later she met and married John Fields, moving to Swainsboro.   Mary Helen worked and retired from Swainsboro Sportswear.  She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church and volunteered as a Pink Lady at Emanuel County Hospital after she retired. 

Mary Helen enjoyed cooking, yardwork, and being a caring sister, wife, mother, and grandmother.  Her favorite pastime was spending time with her family.  In earlier years she filled her weekends with visits to her children & grandchildren, sisters, & brothers.   It could easily be said that she lived for her family.

She is survived by her sons, Johnny Fields (Ann), Mike Fields, Donnie Wayne Fields all of Swainsboro; sister, Shirley Claxton (Doc) of Swainsboro; grandchildren, Michelle Fields, Jacob Fields (Sierra), Weston Fields (Ramsee), Cooper Fields (Jenny), Abby Edenfield (Mikey); great-grandchildren, Ethan Fields, Jack Evan Fields, Mary Bess Fields, Weslee Fields, Asher Edenfield, Sawyer Edenfield, Tully Fields, Audie Fields, Ileigh Fields, Colby Brewer, Corey Fields, Bentley Archer Fields; several nieces, nephews, and many friends. 

Funeral Service will be 3:00 P.M., Sunday, July 30, 2023, in the Chapel of Chapman Funeral home with Dr. Bob Blankenship Officiating.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M, Sunday, July 30, 2023, at Chapman Funeral Home.

Interment will follow in the Swainsboro City Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Weston Fields, Cooper Fields, Colby Brewer, Jack Evan Fields, Ethan Fields, Albert Hall, and Doc Claxton Jr. 

Condolences may be expressed at www.chapmanfhofswainsboro.com.

Chapman Funeral Home of Swainsboro is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Mary Helen Fields, 95, of Swainsboro.

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