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Franklin Earle “Bud” Fields Sr.

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Birth	:	10 Mar 1919 Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	27 Jul 2016 Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Hancock, Washington County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6998900, -78.1775100
Description	:	Hagerstown, Maryland Franklin Earle “Bud” Fields, 97, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on July 27, 2016 at the Greenfield Assisted Living center in Hagerstown. Born on Monday, March 10, 1919, in Cumberland, Md., he was the only child of John Franklin Earl Fields and Fannie Virginia Ried, both of Hancock, Md. His grandparents were John William Ried and Mary McKinley, and Jacob Frank Fields and Margaret Ella Brooke, all of Hancock, Md. Bud’s father died just months before his birth, a victim of the great flu epidemic of 1918-19. In... Read More	Hagerstown, Maryland Franklin Earle “Bud” Fields, 97, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away on July 27, 2016 at the Greenfield Assisted Living center in Hagerstown. Born on Monday, March 10, 1919, in Cumberland, Md., he was the only child of John Franklin Earl Fields and Fannie Virginia Ried, both of Hancock, Md. His grandparents were John William Ried and Mary McKinley, and Jacob Frank Fields and Margaret Ella Brooke, all of Hancock, Md. Bud’s father died just months before his birth, a victim of the great flu epidemic of 1918-19. In the 1920’s and early 1930’s, he was raised in Hancock by his mother and beloved grandfather, John “Grandad” Ried, owner of Hancock’s Ried Hotel. The family later moved to Clarksburg, W.Va., where Bud graduated from Washington Irving High School, class of 1939. A patriot to the core, he was extremely proud of his 32 years of service to his country as an officer in the active duty U.S. Air Force, and the Air National Guard. In 1943, he entered the Army Air Corps’ Aviation Cadet Training Program; attended Dickinson College, in Carlisle, Pa.; and then served as a pilot in the Army Air Corps during World War II. During the Korean War, he served with the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing at Kimpo Air Base, South Korea. Over the years, he was assigned to Air National Guard units in Massachusetts, Texas, Iowa, and spent many years with the 167th Wing at Martinsburg, W.Va., where, in 1979, he retired with the rank of full Colonel. A long-time resident of Hagerstown, he worked for Victor Products, and was later a food service refrigeration sales executive and national accounts manager for the Vollrath Company and Tyler-Kalt, Inc. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Hagerstown, Md., serving as its president in 1964. He was also a member of the Fountainhead Country Club in Hagerstown for almost 60 years. He was a member of the St. Thomas Parish, in Hancock, in the 1920’s and 30’s, and has been a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, in Hagerstown, since 1958. He was Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 10, Mason-Dixon Council, BSA, for over 10 years. Under his steady leadership and skillful mentoring, many young men earned the rank of Eagle Scout. For much of the last 25 years, he was a dedicated volunteer at the Maryland State Police Barrack O, in Washington County, Md. He is survived by two sons, Frank E. Fields, Jr. and wife, Jamie, of Montgomery, Al., and Christopher M. Fields and wife, Jodi, of Marco Island, Fl.; two daughters, Martha Drew Minton and husband, Jerry, of Fort Worth, Tx., and Marjorie Fields Ewertz and husband, Erik, of Reisterstown, Md.; grandchildren, Matthew, Trevor, Jon, Amy, and Gracie; and one great-granddaughter, Elsa. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred; second wife, Faye; granddaughter, Ella; and grandson, Nolan. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2 East High Street, Hancock, Md., with the Rev. Alan Weatherholt officiating. The Committal (burial) will be immediately afterwards in the St. Thomas cemetery.

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Franklin Earle “Bud” Fields Sr.'s memorial is located at: Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Hancock, Washington County, USA.
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Franklin Earle “Bud” Fields Sr. death on 27 Jul 2016 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
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Latitude: 39.6998900
Longitude: -78.1775100

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Parent

John Franklin Fields

(1887 - 1918)

Spouse

Faye Burton Fields

(1934 - 2014)

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