Mrs. Mary Catherine Stimpson Fields was born December 31, 1935 in Forsyth County, NC. Mary transitioned into eternal rest on September 18, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Stimpson and Carrie Thomas Stimpson.

Mary graduated from Yadkin High School in Boonville, NC where she was an avid basketball player and also crowned Miss Yadkin High. Mary moved to Boston, MA shortly after graduating from high school. Upon returning to the Winston-Salem area, she became gainfully employed by Knollwood Nursing Home.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband LC Fields; stepmother, Kate Bohannon Stimpson; two brothers, Howard and Robert Stimpson; three sisters, Ozelle Holland, Luseal Corbett and Phyllis Scales.

She leaves to cherish her memories: four sisters, Fay Davis, Kay Stimpson, Janet Brown of Charlotte, NC, and Annie Baylor of Winston-Salem, NC; three brothers, Herbert (Patsy) Stimpson, Rev. Allen (Rosemary) Stimpson of East Bend, NC, Joseph (Debra) Stimpson of Pfafftown, NC; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Mary will be missed by family and friends. No matter the pain, Mary always had a smile for you.

Public viewing will be from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 12:30 PM, Monday, September 25, 2023 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Chapel. The family will greet friends thirty-minutes prior to service. Interment in Parklawn Memorial Gardens.

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