 1930 - 2017 (86 years)
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| Name |
Geraldine Melton |
| Birth |
21 May 1930 |
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Also Known As |
Jerrie |
| Name |
Geraldine Fields [1] |
| Name |
Geraldine Melton Bennett [2, 3] |
| Death |
6 Apr 2017 |
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA [1] |
- Geraldine "Jerrie" Melton Fields, 86, of Lake City, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center in Lake City.
She was born May 21, 1930 in Lake City to the late Henry and Georgia Christie Melton and was a long time resident of Lake City. She was the wife of the late legendary Coach Joe B. Fields of the LCJC Timberwolves.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sports fan. She was a graduate of CHS and a past Lake City tobacco queen.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 40 years in 2001 and two sisters, Doris Carroll and Shirley Giebeig.
Survivors include her children, Eddie Bennett (Kathy), of Lake City, Suzanne Fields-Howell (Jerry), of Lake City and Joe Fields (Patty) of Palm Bay; five grandchildren, Jeb Bennett of Palm Bay, Troy Bennett of Winter Springs, Faith Fields of Lake City, Christopher and Andrew Fields both of Palm Bay; five great-grandchildren, Hayleigh, Gracie, Nathan and Katie Keegan Bennett and Gavin Fields.
Graveside funeral services will be conducted on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Memorial Cemetery with Reverend Mike Wright officiating.
Interment will follow.
Visitation with the family will be Sunday afternoon from 4:00-6:00 PM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center, 6037 W US Hwy 90, Lake City, FL 32055.
Arrangements are under the direction of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S US Hwy 441, Lake City. 386-752-1954
Please leave words of comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com
http://www.gatewayforestlawn.com/notices/GeraldineJerrie-Fields
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| Burial |
10 Apr 2017 |
Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I8367 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
John Henry Melton, b. 26 Oct 1903, Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 1 Jan 1966, Duval, Florida, USA (Age 62 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Georgia Marjorie Christie, b. 26 Apr 1904, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 28 Nov 1988, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
5 Feb 1926 |
| Family ID |
F3188 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Coach Joe Byrd Fields, b. 6 Jun 1929, Greeneville, Greene, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Jan 2001, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Oct 1961 |
Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA [3] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F12667 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Birth - 21 May 1930 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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| Marriage - 6 Oct 1961 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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| Death - 6 Apr 2017 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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 | Burial - 10 Apr 2017 - Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33605520/geraldine-fields.
Record for Geraldine Fields
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=96333557&indiv=try
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=96333557&indiv=try
- [S358] Ancestry.com, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Record for Geraldine Bennett
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8837&h=1696144&indiv=try
Name: Geraldine Bennett
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: Charles E Bennett
Divorce Date: 1950
Divorce Place: Baker, Florida, USA
Certificate Number: 13867
- [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Record for Geraldine Melton Bennett
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8784&h=2191040&indiv=try
Name: Geraldine Melton Bennett
Marriage Date: Oct 1961
Marriage Place: Columbia, Florida, USA
Spouse: Joe Byrd Fields
Certificate: 30816
Volume: 1999
Source: Florida Department of Health
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