Florine Fields, 76, of Gates died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at her residence.
Born in Gates County, she was a member of New Middle Swamp Baptist Church where she was Pastor’s Aide.
Survivors include her husband, Horace S. Fields of Gatesville; a step-daughter, Peggy Boone Knight of Chesapeake, Va.; five brothers, Junior Riddick, James Riddick, both of Suffolk, Va., Issac Riddick of Sunbury, Ollie Riddick of Petersburg, Va. and Edwin Riddick of Richmond, Va.; four sisters, Esther Riddick Wilson of Sunbury, Viola Riddick and Annie Riddick, both of New York, NY, and Selena Riddick of Waverly, Va.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31 at New Middle Swamp Baptist Church, Corapeake, with the Rev. Dr. Claude Odom officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
Hunter’s Funeral Home, Ahoskie, is handling the arrangements.