SEYMOUR
Onee Z. “Jenny” Fields-Combs, 75 of Seymour, passed away at Schneck Medical Center on Wednesday, May 14, 2020. She was born June 29, 1944, in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Roscoe and Delana Napier.
She was blessed to have two wonderful men in her life. Donald G. “Gene” Combs who survives and Richard B. Fields who preceded her in death in 2005.
Jenny was a member of Freetown Church of Christ, belonged to the Loyal Daughters and Jackson County Christian Women’s Fellowship. She worked 16 years for the Marion County Election polls and was instrumental in starting a neighborhood watch in Lawrence Township.
She loved cutting wood and grass in her earlier years and also played softball and golf. She enjoyed making quilt tops and fixing old furniture. She loved eating with friends. Her greatest love was her Lord and Savior.
She is survived by two children, Gale (Linda) Shawyer and Delana (Keith) Gifford; three grandchildren, Heather (Jon) Lau, Gabriel (Jamie) Gifford and Hannah Shawyer; five great-grandchildren, Luna Lau, Oliver Lau, Aiden O’Connor, Elliot Gifford and Liliana Gifford; her sister, Callie Smith, brother, Paul Napier, and several nieces, nephews and their families.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, parents, eight brothers and one sister.
A funeral service will be held Sunday, May 17, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Freetown Church of Christ with burial to follow at Freetown Cemetery. Friends and family may call at the church from 12:00 PM until time of service. With the new instructions issued by the State allowing gatherings of 25 people, we welcome friends to pay respects while continuing to follow social distancing guidelines. You may be asked to wait outside the building as we comply with this mandate. We encourage you to share your support with the family, being cognizant that others wish to do the same. Arrangements have been entrusted to the caring staff of Winklepleck & Brock Funeral Home in Brownstown.
Memorials may be made to the Freetown Church of Christ Building Fund.
You are invited to light a virtual candle and send a message to the family via the funeral home website at www.winklepleckbrockfh.com.
