Sylvia S. Fields

Sylvia S. Fields, 78, of Tontitown, died Monday, April 30, 2012, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. She was born June 9, 1933, in Erick, Okla., to James Melvin "Jim" and Mary Brown Shuler. Sylvia dedicated her life to her family's home and local church. While providing a wonderful home, Sylvia gave lovingly to her extended family. She frequently made costumes for the schools, served lunches and worked in the hospitals. She showed her creativity in the beautiful clothes she made and the wedding cakes she lovingly helped to make. Many lives were touched by Sylvia's gentle care for children and her kind heart for those that provided her care. She was preceded in death by a sister, Goldie Harrison. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Claud "Junior" Fields Jr., whom she married Sept. 10, 1954, in Fayetteville; a daughter, Teresa Bozzelli and husband, Craig, of Vienna, Va.; a brother, Frank Shuler and wife, Peggy, of Elkins; two grandsons, Jonathan Horner and wife, Kelsey, of Kansas, Nicholas Horner of Colorado; and a great-granddaughter, Morgan Horner. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 4, at Heritage Funeral Home Chapel in Springdale, with Pastor Tim Smith officiating. Interment will be at Elm Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, online guest book at heritageofnwa.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to provide college education for the children of seriously wounded soldiers may be made to No Greater Sacrifice, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20004.