Paul David "P.D" Fields

Paul David “PD” Fields 81, of Siler City passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at Chatham Hospital, Siler City.  

P.D. was born in Chatham County on August 26, 1940, the son of the late Jesse Paul and Mildred Ray Fields. He attended Silk Hope School and Guilford College.  He was a member of Mt Vernon UMC where he was an active member all his life.  P.D. was an involved member of the community serving in the Siler City Masonic Lodge 403 A.F. & A.M, coaching Little League, collecting Toys for Tots and volunteered as a reading buddy at Silk Hope School.

P.D. had an exceptional work ethic. He was a salesman for Chatham Grocery, owner and operator of Sportsman’s Lanes as well as a real estate broker. P.D excelled in many areas, but what meant most to him was his family. His love of others was obvious to anyone who knew and met him.  

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Linda Kennedy Fields: daughters, Lecia Fields Jolly and husband Robert “Buddy” of Marietta, GA; Kim Fields Teague and husband Linney of Hickory, NC; and Paula Fields Hargrove and husband Lynn of Greensboro, NC: brother, Kenneth Ray Fields of Supply, NC: grandchildren, Rom and Atalie Teague, Lauren J. Stewart and Grace Jolly, Morgan and Graem Hargrove; great grandchildren, Annabelle Stewart, Merritt Teague, and Collins Teague.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 from 6:00-7:30 PM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 N. Second Avenue, Siler City.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Mt. Vernon- Hickory Mountain Rd, Siler City, NC with Rev. Jason Dickerson officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The service will be broadcasted over 88.1 FM.

Memorials may be made to the Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Memorial Association, c/o Teresa S. Piezzo, 61 Royal Pines, Pittsboro, NC 27312.

Smith and Buckner Funeral Home is assisting the Fields family.

Online condolences may be made at www.pughfuneralhome.com