October 3, 1926 - November 8, 2017 "Do not let kindness and truth leave you: bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart." (Proverbs 3:3) "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." (1 John 3:18)
On November 8, 2017, Myra Davis Fields Mack of Wilmington, Delaware died peacefully at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, after having suffered a series of strokes. Born on October 3, 1926, in Beech Grove, Virginia, Myra was the seventh of eight children born to Herman and Norma Fields, apple sharecroppers whose struggle to subsist during the Great Depression impressed upon Myra a lifelong appreciation for hard work and frugality.
Despite growing up in poverty and enduring its attendant humiliations, Myra and her family enjoyed the simple pleasures to be had among a small mountain community. She recounted, even in her final months of life, how she loved to run miles to the store and back often, to buy a bottle of Karo syrup and tried to leap, a little farther each time, from a giant rock along the path. The Christmases of her youth were magical: she and her siblings were delighted to receive a penny, an orange, and, sometimes, a small doll in their stockings, and her mother made oyster stew and coconut cake.
As a teenager, Myra remembered reading Gone with the Wind while hiding under a bed upstairs to avoid being called on to do chores. After graduating from Nelson County High School in the early 1940s, Myra worked as a secretary for DuPont in Waynesboro, Virginia, where she met James Paul Mack. On January 14, 1951, the couple married in Waynesboro. In 1957, Jim was transferred to Wilmington, Delaware, where they nurtured and raised four children, established lasting friendships, and attended Hillcrest-Bellefonte United Methodist Church.
Myra enjoyed organizing and participating in, and often making meals for, church gatherings, a role that illustrated her continual desire to contribute to her community and help the less fortunate. In addition, Myra worked throughout the 1970s and 1980s as a secretary for DuPont, where her talent for writing with clarity and her mastery of English grammar were highly appreciated. Over the years, she became an expert bridge player (though she would never admit it) and routinely hosted a local bridge club. A lover of flowers and fresh air, Myra, particularly after her retirement, was often outside working in her gardens; her enjoyment of this pursuit eventually led her to try her hand at painting on canvas. Her oil and acrylic paintings of flowers now hang in her children's houses.
Myra is remembered by her family as love personified. Her generosity, kindness, and empathy for others was limitless; she encouraged and never ceased to demonstrate considerate and thoughtful discourse, even in the midst of conflict. Her grandchildren will always remember her oft-repeated adage: "a soft answer turneth away wrath." She was an avid follower of current events and an advocate for peace and the alleviation of poverty and suffering; as such, she supported several humanitarian organizations, including the United Methodist Committee on Relief. A self-taught scholar of theology and scripture, Myra continually sought to understand, and be a living example of, the teachings of Jesus. Whether baking a coconut cream pie for her family or volunteering in her community, she showed loving kindness through her actions always.
Myra leaves behind many loved ones, including her children, Ann Mack Callaway of Flint Hill, Virginia, James Courtney Mack of Raleigh, North Carolina, Lynne Mack Prince (Richard) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Donna Leigh Mack (Daniel J. Peters) of Seattle, Washington. Her grandchildren include Rebecca Ann Zinn (Francis) of Round Hill, Virginia, Richard James Prince (Kate) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matthew Fields Prince (Rachel) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Lauren Prince Bloom (Nick) of Narvon, Pennsylvania, Eleanor Grace Mack of Seattle, Washington, Samuel James Peters of Seattle, Washington, and William Mack Peters of Seattle, Washington. Myra will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her seven great-grandchildren, whom she adored, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and members of her church.
Myra was preceded in death by her husband, James Paul Mack in 1999, a mere two years before their 50th wedding anniversary; parents, Norma Caskie Davis Fields and (N Herman Courtney Fields; and siblings Garth Clayton Fields, Hilda Fields Dodd, Quentin Herman Fields, Geraldine Fields Shelton, Marguerite Fields Mahoney, Ruth Shirley Fields McGann, and Richard Courtney Fields.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Beech Grove Cemetery in Roseland, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Myra's memory to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Byrum-Parr Funeral Home is serving the family, 434-277-5194.
(News-Virginian)
On November 8, 2017, Myra Davis Fields Mack of Wilmington, Delaware died peacefully at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, after having suffered a series of strokes. Born on October 3, 1926, in Beech Grove, Virginia, Myra was the seventh of eight children born to Herman and Norma Fields, apple sharecroppers whose struggle to subsist during the Great Depression impressed upon Myra a lifelong appreciation for hard work and frugality.
Despite growing up in poverty and enduring its attendant humiliations, Myra and her family enjoyed the simple pleasures to be had among a small mountain community. She recounted, even in her final months of life, how she loved to run miles to the store and back often, to buy a bottle of Karo syrup and tried to leap, a little farther each time, from a giant rock along the path. The Christmases of her youth were magical: she and her siblings were delighted to receive a penny, an orange, and, sometimes, a small doll in their stockings, and her mother made oyster stew and coconut cake.
As a teenager, Myra remembered reading Gone with the Wind while hiding under a bed upstairs to avoid being called on to do chores. After graduating from Nelson County High School in the early 1940s, Myra worked as a secretary for DuPont in Waynesboro, Virginia, where she met James Paul Mack. On January 14, 1951, the couple married in Waynesboro. In 1957, Jim was transferred to Wilmington, Delaware, where they nurtured and raised four children, established lasting friendships, and attended Hillcrest-Bellefonte United Methodist Church.
Myra enjoyed organizing and participating in, and often making meals for, church gatherings, a role that illustrated her continual desire to contribute to her community and help the less fortunate. In addition, Myra worked throughout the 1970s and 1980s as a secretary for DuPont, where her talent for writing with clarity and her mastery of English grammar were highly appreciated. Over the years, she became an expert bridge player (though she would never admit it) and routinely hosted a local bridge club. A lover of flowers and fresh air, Myra, particularly after her retirement, was often outside working in her gardens; her enjoyment of this pursuit eventually led her to try her hand at painting on canvas. Her oil and acrylic paintings of flowers now hang in her children's houses.
Myra is remembered by her family as love personified. Her generosity, kindness, and empathy for others was limitless; she encouraged and never ceased to demonstrate considerate and thoughtful discourse, even in the midst of conflict. Her grandchildren will always remember her oft-repeated adage: "a soft answer turneth away wrath." She was an avid follower of current events and an advocate for peace and the alleviation of poverty and suffering; as such, she supported several humanitarian organizations, including the United Methodist Committee on Relief. A self-taught scholar of theology and scripture, Myra continually sought to understand, and be a living example of, the teachings of Jesus. Whether baking a coconut cream pie for her family or volunteering in her community, she showed loving kindness through her actions always.
Myra leaves behind many loved ones, including her children, Ann Mack Callaway of Flint Hill, Virginia, James Courtney Mack of Raleigh, North Carolina, Lynne Mack Prince (Richard) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Donna Leigh Mack (Daniel J. Peters) of Seattle, Washington. Her grandchildren include Rebecca Ann Zinn (Francis) of Round Hill, Virginia, Richard James Prince (Kate) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matthew Fields Prince (Rachel) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Lauren Prince Bloom (Nick) of Narvon, Pennsylvania, Eleanor Grace Mack of Seattle, Washington, Samuel James Peters of Seattle, Washington, and William Mack Peters of Seattle, Washington. Myra will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her seven great-grandchildren, whom she adored, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and members of her church.
Myra was preceded in death by her husband, James Paul Mack in 1999, a mere two years before their 50th wedding anniversary; parents, Norma Caskie Davis Fields and (N Herman Courtney Fields; and siblings Garth Clayton Fields, Hilda Fields Dodd, Quentin Herman Fields, Geraldine Fields Shelton, Marguerite Fields Mahoney, Ruth Shirley Fields McGann, and Richard Courtney Fields.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Beech Grove Cemetery in Roseland, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Myra's memory to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Byrum-Parr Funeral Home is serving the family, 434-277-5194.
(News-Virginian)
October 3, 1926 - November 8, 2017 "Do not let kindness and truth leave you: bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart." (Proverbs 3:3) "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." (1 John 3:18)
On November 8, 2017, Myra Davis Fields Mack of Wilmington, Delaware died peacefully at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, after having suffered a series of strokes. Born on October 3, 1926, in Beech Grove, Virginia, Myra was the seventh of eight children born to Herman and Norma Fields, apple sharecroppers whose struggle to subsist during the Great Depression impressed upon Myra a lifelong appreciation for hard work and frugality.
Despite growing up in poverty and enduring its attendant humiliations, Myra and her family enjoyed the simple pleasures to be had among a small mountain community. She recounted, even in her final months of life, how she loved to run miles to the store and back often, to buy a bottle of Karo syrup and tried to leap, a little farther each time, from a giant rock along the path. The Christmases of her youth were magical: she and her siblings were delighted to receive a penny, an orange, and, sometimes, a small doll in their stockings, and her mother made oyster stew and coconut cake.
As a teenager, Myra remembered reading Gone with the Wind while hiding under a bed upstairs to avoid being called on to do chores. After graduating from Nelson County High School in the early 1940s, Myra worked as a secretary for DuPont in Waynesboro, Virginia, where she met James Paul Mack. On January 14, 1951, the couple married in Waynesboro. In 1957, Jim was transferred to Wilmington, Delaware, where they nurtured and raised four children, established lasting friendships, and attended Hillcrest-Bellefonte United Methodist Church.
Myra enjoyed organizing and participating in, and often making meals for, church gatherings, a role that illustrated her continual desire to contribute to her community and help the less fortunate. In addition, Myra worked throughout the 1970s and 1980s as a secretary for DuPont, where her talent for writing with clarity and her mastery of English grammar were highly appreciated. Over the years, she became an expert bridge player (though she would never admit it) and routinely hosted a local bridge club. A lover of flowers and fresh air, Myra, particularly after her retirement, was often outside working in her gardens; her enjoyment of this pursuit eventually led her to try her hand at painting on canvas. Her oil and acrylic paintings of flowers now hang in her children's houses.
Myra is remembered by her family as love personified. Her generosity, kindness, and empathy for others was limitless; she encouraged and never ceased to demonstrate considerate and thoughtful discourse, even in the midst of conflict. Her grandchildren will always remember her oft-repeated adage: "a soft answer turneth away wrath." She was an avid follower of current events and an advocate for peace and the alleviation of poverty and suffering; as such, she supported several humanitarian organizations, including the United Methodist Committee on Relief. A self-taught scholar of theology and scripture, Myra continually sought to understand, and be a living example of, the teachings of Jesus. Whether baking a coconut cream pie for her family or volunteering in her community, she showed loving kindness through her actions always.
Myra leaves behind many loved ones, including her children, Ann Mack Callaway of Flint Hill, Virginia, James Courtney Mack of Raleigh, North Carolina, Lynne Mack Prince (Richard) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Donna Leigh Mack (Daniel J. Peters) of Seattle, Washington. Her grandchildren include Rebecca Ann Zinn (Francis) of Round Hill, Virginia, Richard James Prince (Kate) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matthew Fields Prince (Rachel) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Lauren Prince Bloom (Nick) of Narvon, Pennsylvania, Eleanor Grace Mack of Seattle, Washington, Samuel James Peters of Seattle, Washington, and William Mack Peters of Seattle, Washington. Myra will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her seven great-grandchildren, whom she adored, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and members of her church.
Myra was preceded in death by her husband, James Paul Mack in 1999, a mere two years before their 50th wedding anniversary; parents, Norma Caskie Davis Fields and (N Herman Courtney Fields; and siblings Garth Clayton Fields, Hilda Fields Dodd, Quentin Herman Fields, Geraldine Fields Shelton, Marguerite Fields Mahoney, Ruth Shirley Fields McGann, and Richard Courtney Fields.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Beech Grove Cemetery in Roseland, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Myra's memory to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Byrum-Parr Funeral Home is serving the family, 434-277-5194.
(News-Virginian)
On November 8, 2017, Myra Davis Fields Mack of Wilmington, Delaware died peacefully at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, after having suffered a series of strokes. Born on October 3, 1926, in Beech Grove, Virginia, Myra was the seventh of eight children born to Herman and Norma Fields, apple sharecroppers whose struggle to subsist during the Great Depression impressed upon Myra a lifelong appreciation for hard work and frugality.
Despite growing up in poverty and enduring its attendant humiliations, Myra and her family enjoyed the simple pleasures to be had among a small mountain community. She recounted, even in her final months of life, how she loved to run miles to the store and back often, to buy a bottle of Karo syrup and tried to leap, a little farther each time, from a giant rock along the path. The Christmases of her youth were magical: she and her siblings were delighted to receive a penny, an orange, and, sometimes, a small doll in their stockings, and her mother made oyster stew and coconut cake.
As a teenager, Myra remembered reading Gone with the Wind while hiding under a bed upstairs to avoid being called on to do chores. After graduating from Nelson County High School in the early 1940s, Myra worked as a secretary for DuPont in Waynesboro, Virginia, where she met James Paul Mack. On January 14, 1951, the couple married in Waynesboro. In 1957, Jim was transferred to Wilmington, Delaware, where they nurtured and raised four children, established lasting friendships, and attended Hillcrest-Bellefonte United Methodist Church.
Myra enjoyed organizing and participating in, and often making meals for, church gatherings, a role that illustrated her continual desire to contribute to her community and help the less fortunate. In addition, Myra worked throughout the 1970s and 1980s as a secretary for DuPont, where her talent for writing with clarity and her mastery of English grammar were highly appreciated. Over the years, she became an expert bridge player (though she would never admit it) and routinely hosted a local bridge club. A lover of flowers and fresh air, Myra, particularly after her retirement, was often outside working in her gardens; her enjoyment of this pursuit eventually led her to try her hand at painting on canvas. Her oil and acrylic paintings of flowers now hang in her children's houses.
Myra is remembered by her family as love personified. Her generosity, kindness, and empathy for others was limitless; she encouraged and never ceased to demonstrate considerate and thoughtful discourse, even in the midst of conflict. Her grandchildren will always remember her oft-repeated adage: "a soft answer turneth away wrath." She was an avid follower of current events and an advocate for peace and the alleviation of poverty and suffering; as such, she supported several humanitarian organizations, including the United Methodist Committee on Relief. A self-taught scholar of theology and scripture, Myra continually sought to understand, and be a living example of, the teachings of Jesus. Whether baking a coconut cream pie for her family or volunteering in her community, she showed loving kindness through her actions always.
Myra leaves behind many loved ones, including her children, Ann Mack Callaway of Flint Hill, Virginia, James Courtney Mack of Raleigh, North Carolina, Lynne Mack Prince (Richard) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Donna Leigh Mack (Daniel J. Peters) of Seattle, Washington. Her grandchildren include Rebecca Ann Zinn (Francis) of Round Hill, Virginia, Richard James Prince (Kate) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Matthew Fields Prince (Rachel) of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Lauren Prince Bloom (Nick) of Narvon, Pennsylvania, Eleanor Grace Mack of Seattle, Washington, Samuel James Peters of Seattle, Washington, and William Mack Peters of Seattle, Washington. Myra will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her seven great-grandchildren, whom she adored, and several nieces and nephews, cousins, friends, and members of her church.
Myra was preceded in death by her husband, James Paul Mack in 1999, a mere two years before their 50th wedding anniversary; parents, Norma Caskie Davis Fields and (N Herman Courtney Fields; and siblings Garth Clayton Fields, Hilda Fields Dodd, Quentin Herman Fields, Geraldine Fields Shelton, Marguerite Fields Mahoney, Ruth Shirley Fields McGann, and Richard Courtney Fields.
A graveside service will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 2 p.m. at the Beech Grove Cemetery in Roseland, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations in Myra's memory to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Byrum-Parr Funeral Home is serving the family, 434-277-5194.
(News-Virginian)
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