FIELDS OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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FIELDS, Donald Eugene 1934 - 1962

Donald Eugene Fields, 28, was found dead in his car at 5:30 p.m. September 14, 
1962, the apparent victim of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the heart. Henry 
County Sheriff Wilbur Schmidt reports that Fields had worked at the Clearfield 
Cheese Company in Clinton until 5:00 p.m. Friday, when he drove to the home of 
his estranged wife, which is located in the Forrest apartments on West Franklin 
St. The address of the deceased was reported to be at 814 E. Green St., Clinton, 
where the couple had lived until a short time preceding the fatal shooting. 
Sheriff Schmidt reports that his investigation revealed that Fields had gone to 
the apartment of his estranged wife before returning to his car to use a .22-
caliber revolver for the fatal shot to the heart area. The lifeless body of the 
deceased was first found by two bicyclists, according to Sheriff Schmidt - 
Woodrow Hursh, 12, and Galen Carter, 13. The car was parked on the east side of 
North Water St. just off W. Franklin St. The boys reported their find to Mrs. 
Fields, according to Sheriff Schmidt who was assisted in the investigation by 
Deputies C. E. Arnold and James Burwell and Clinton Officer James Branstetter. 
Funeral services for Mr. Fields were conducted at 2 p.m. Sept 17, at Sickman 
Dunning Funeral Home. Burial was in the Calhoun Cemetery. Mr. Fields was born 
April 11, 1934, in Henry County near Shawnee Mound, one of 13 children of 
Edward and Maude Robertson Fields, Route 6, Clinton. He leaves his wife, Sharon; 
three step children, his parents; five brothers, Charles, Elmer, Jack, Everett; 
Seven sisters, Helen, Gladys, Betty, Elsie, Dorothy, Mildred and Nadene. 


FIELDS, Sellie Lawrence 1885 - 1964

Sellie Lawrence Fields, 68, Chilhowee, former Henry Countian, died Saturday 
afternoon, April 4, 1964, at the University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia. 
Mr. Fields, a lifelong resident of Henry and Johnson Counties was born July 22, 
1885, in Henry County, the son of Frank and Mollie Bradley Fields. He leaves a 
sister, Mrs. Della Schrawyer, Denver, and a brother, Lee, San Antonio, TX. Funeral 
services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, at the Chilhowee Baptist 
Church. Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg. 

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