Alonzo Fields

FIELDS, Mr. Alonzo Morris "O'Man" (affectionately known as “O'Man”, “Lonnie” , “Old Man”, “Al”, “Bill”) - Age 60, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 12Noon Monday, February 2, 2009 at Canaan Baptist Church, 910 E. Gillespie St., with funeral service commencing at 1PM, Pastor Charles E. Roots officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 12Noon Monday. Mr. Fields will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10AM-8PM Sunday. Mr. Alonzo Morris (affectionately known as “O'Man”, “Lonnie”, “Old Man”, “Al”, “Bill”) Fields was born November 13, 1948 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Dock and Evelyn (Hill) Fields. He was a resident of Flint and a member of Canaan Baptist Church, where he sang with the Male Chorus and Unity Choir. Mr. Fields attended Flint Public Schools, later graduating from Flint Northern High School “Class of 1967”, where he was a champion wrestler and sang in the choir. On July 15, 1972, Alonzo married Gwendolyn Marie Causey. He recently retired from General Motors after 35 years of service and was a member of UAW Local 653. Mr. Fields loved singing, sports, landscaping and passionately loved his grandchildren. Mr. Alonzo Morris (affectionately known as “O'Man”, “Lonnie”, “Old Man”, “Al”, “Bill”) Fields leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife of 36 years, Gwendolyn Marie (Causey) Fields of Flint; son, Commissioner Michael D. Williams-Fields of Pontiac, MI; 2 daughters, Doris Fields and Dorian Fields, both of Flint; 4 grandchildren, D’Antwone “Stinky” Howze, Deonnie “Bud-Bud” Graves, Dasia “Day-Day” Gibson and Dy’Naria “Nari” Gibson, all of Flint; sister, Barbara Fields of Atlanta, GA; 2 brothers, Carl Fields of Flint and Lawrence (Debra) Fields of Kalamazoo, MI; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; aunt, Amanda Traylor of Flint; 4 sisters-in-law, Celia (Hezekiah) Demps, Joyce Malone of MI; Charlene (Ralph Howard) Causey, Bertha (Robert) Elam of KY; 6 brothers-in-law, Josephus Williams, Clifton Williams, Chester (Mildred) Causey of MI, Charles Causey of KY, James Causey of GA and Anthony Paxton of Flint; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Carlos Gaines, Roy Chattmon, Ralph Sledge Brown, Tony Smith, Dennis Durrett; and many others too numerous to mention. Mr. Fields was preceded in death by his parents, Dock and Evelyn (Hill) Fields; 2 sisters, Lavella Fields and Doris Dumas; brother, Robert Fields; aunts and uncles including aunt, Sandella; cousins, Michael Gaines and Pat Billingsley; and mother-in-law, Rachel (Williams) Causey. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Charles E. and Sis. Margaret Roots and the Canaan Missionary Baptist Church family, Pastor Seon Thompson and the Refuge Temple Church of Flint family, Mary Ballew and the entire community family, classmates, co-workers and neighbors.

Alonzo Fields

November 13, 1948 - January 25, 2009