Obituary of Michael Fields

PORTAGE, MI. - Mr. Michael Lawrence Fields, age 43 a resident of Portage, Michigan passed away Friday, December 3, 2010 at his residence due to heart failure. Mr. Fields was born August 10, 1967 in Lakeland, Florida to Lawrence T. and Dorothy L. (Pate) Fields. He was a resident of Portage since 2002 coming from Polk County. He was a supervisor of maintenance & building services for a construction/plumbing company. Michael loved his family and enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Marvin Curtis and Florene Fields; maternal grandfather J.C. Pate; sister Teresa L. Fields and son Joseph William "JJ" Freeman. Michael is survived by: wife of 15 years: Stephanie Miller-Fields of Portage, MI; 2 sons: John Miller Fields of Portage, MI, Michael Fields, Jr. of Portage. MI; 3 daughters: Ashley (Freddy) Poore of Plant City, FL, Vanessa (Joey) Pagan of Camp LeJune, N.C., Josie Fields of Lakeland, FL; father & stepmother: Lawrence "Butch" & Sherri Fields of Okeechobee, FL; mother & stepfather: Dorothy "Dotti" Crane & B.J. Marcus of Bartow, FL; maternal grandmother: Hazel Pate of Palatka, FL; 3 grandsons: Conner, Tyler & Aiden; Several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces & nephews. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Kersey Funeral Home with interment to follow at the Auburndale Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 9, 2010 from 6:00 till 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Arrangements by: Kersey Funeral Home, 108 E. Lake Stella Dr., Auburndale, FL. 33823 (863) 967-1167.