1928
Barbara
2011
Barbara Stewart Swenson Fields
May 19, 1928 — December 13, 2011
SERVICES: 10 AM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 AT CROSSGATES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
BURIAL: 2 PM FRIDAY AT NATCHEZ CITY CEMETERY
VISIT: 5-7 PM THURDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON
Barbara Stewart Swenson Fields, age 83, of Brandon, MS, passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her home in Brandon with her loving son, David, by her side. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from 5 pm till 7 pm Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am Friday, December 16, 2011 at Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon, with interment at 2 pm in the Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, MS.
Barbara, affectionately known as “Bobbie” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, was born in Evansville, MS on May 19, 1928 to Charles Allen Stewart and Virgie Cox Stewart. She went through the Jackson Public School system, graduating from Central High School in 1946. Barbara attended Belhaven College and worked for the State of Mississippi for more than three decades. She was married to Billy J. Fields in 1978, lived in Natchez for many years, and was a longtime member of the Crossgates United Methodist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class.
Barbara is survived by her only child, her beloved son, Charles David Swenson, and his wife, Melinda McManus Swenson, and their six children: Charles David Swenson, Jr. and his wife, Sarah, Walter Stewart Swenson and his wife, Daniela, Kathryn Elizabeth Swenson, Matthew Alexander Swenson, Kendall Morgan Swenson, and Zakary Randle Swenson; and three great grandchildren: Gabriel David Swenson, Abigail Ruby Swenson, and Mia Guillen, all of Alexandria, Virginia.
Barbara is also survived by her two brothers, Charles Allen Stewart, Jr. and his wife, Rosalyn, of San Antonio, TX and Mack Cox Stewart and his wife, Diana, of Grand Prairie, TX. She was preceded in death by her beloved father in 1949 and mother in 1990, and her husband Bill in 2009. She is also survived by Bill’s daughters, Francine Gray and Amy Tharpe and their three children.
Pallbearers will be Bobbie’s four grandsons, Dave, Walt, Alex, and Zak Swenson. Honorary pallbearers include Greg Duncan, Marty Herndon, Joel Mason, Bill Oakley, Tom Pace, Freddie Puckett, Gene Robbins, Greg Shelton, Dale Tennyson, Larry Wertz, and members of the Friendship Sunday School Class.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries, Inc., of Ridgeland, MS or the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. The family would like to thank Dr. Bobby Graham, Dottie Couch, Debbie Woods, Cheryl Williams, Kim Ware, and Hospice Ministries for their loving care of Barbara during her final days.
Our precious Barbara (Bobbie) lived a full and joyous life, walking each day with her Lord Jesus Christ.
Barbara lived with the reassuring peace of knowing that nothing “shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. “ Rom. 8:39
Bobbie’s sweet, kind, and compassionate approach to life was an inspiration to all who knew and loved this dignified lady, and her well-known love for everything pink came to symbolize Bobbie’s gentle and loving nature.
BURIAL: 2 PM FRIDAY AT NATCHEZ CITY CEMETERY
VISIT: 5-7 PM THURDAY AT OTT AND LEE FUNERAL HOME IN BRANDON
Barbara Stewart Swenson Fields, age 83, of Brandon, MS, passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at her home in Brandon with her loving son, David, by her side. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from 5 pm till 7 pm Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am Friday, December 16, 2011 at Crossgates United Methodist Church in Brandon, with interment at 2 pm in the Natchez City Cemetery in Natchez, MS.
Barbara, affectionately known as “Bobbie” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, was born in Evansville, MS on May 19, 1928 to Charles Allen Stewart and Virgie Cox Stewart. She went through the Jackson Public School system, graduating from Central High School in 1946. Barbara attended Belhaven College and worked for the State of Mississippi for more than three decades. She was married to Billy J. Fields in 1978, lived in Natchez for many years, and was a longtime member of the Crossgates United Methodist Church and the Friendship Sunday School Class.
Barbara is survived by her only child, her beloved son, Charles David Swenson, and his wife, Melinda McManus Swenson, and their six children: Charles David Swenson, Jr. and his wife, Sarah, Walter Stewart Swenson and his wife, Daniela, Kathryn Elizabeth Swenson, Matthew Alexander Swenson, Kendall Morgan Swenson, and Zakary Randle Swenson; and three great grandchildren: Gabriel David Swenson, Abigail Ruby Swenson, and Mia Guillen, all of Alexandria, Virginia.
Barbara is also survived by her two brothers, Charles Allen Stewart, Jr. and his wife, Rosalyn, of San Antonio, TX and Mack Cox Stewart and his wife, Diana, of Grand Prairie, TX. She was preceded in death by her beloved father in 1949 and mother in 1990, and her husband Bill in 2009. She is also survived by Bill’s daughters, Francine Gray and Amy Tharpe and their three children.
Pallbearers will be Bobbie’s four grandsons, Dave, Walt, Alex, and Zak Swenson. Honorary pallbearers include Greg Duncan, Marty Herndon, Joel Mason, Bill Oakley, Tom Pace, Freddie Puckett, Gene Robbins, Greg Shelton, Dale Tennyson, Larry Wertz, and members of the Friendship Sunday School Class.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries, Inc., of Ridgeland, MS or the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. The family would like to thank Dr. Bobby Graham, Dottie Couch, Debbie Woods, Cheryl Williams, Kim Ware, and Hospice Ministries for their loving care of Barbara during her final days.
Our precious Barbara (Bobbie) lived a full and joyous life, walking each day with her Lord Jesus Christ.
Barbara lived with the reassuring peace of knowing that nothing “shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. “ Rom. 8:39
Bobbie’s sweet, kind, and compassionate approach to life was an inspiration to all who knew and loved this dignified lady, and her well-known love for everything pink came to symbolize Bobbie’s gentle and loving nature.
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