John (Ebbie) Ebenezer Fields

John Ebenezer “Ebbie” Fields, 76, of Washington, died Thursday, July 23, 2009, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, following a six-month illness. He was born August 18, 1932, in Cresson, a son of John Newton and Mildred M. Jones Fields. Mr. Fields graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Agriculture. He was self-employed at Field’s Implement Store in Eighty-Four, a farm equipment company started by his father in 1939. Mr. Fields was a member of the Farm Bureau Advisory Council, Sunset Lodge 623 F&AM, Washington Royal Arch 150, Royal and Select Master Masons – Council 1, Syria Shrine Temple in Pittsburgh, and Jacques de Molay. Mr. Fields was Lutheran. On July 27, 1957, he married Mary M. Maurer, who survives. Also surviving are a son, John K. Fields of Washington; a daughter, Janice (Keith) Weis of Omaha, Nebraska; and a grandchild, Logan Weis. Friends will be received 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 395 East Maiden Street, Washington. Services and interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital – NWW, 320 E. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212.