Iva Nell Fields

Iva Nell Fields, 93, of Orange and formerly of Center, passed away on May 14, 2014, at Sabine House in Orange.

Funeral services will be Saturday, May 17, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. A graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. at Patroon Cemetery in Patroon, Texas.

Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Patroon, Texas, on August 24, 1920, she was the daughter of Ollie Burette Whitten and Della Mae (Lout) Whitten. Nell worked as a machine operator at Equitable Bag Company in Orange for ten years, and later retired from Herider Farms in Center. She loved her family and was a wonderful cook.

She was preceded in death by husbands, Thomas F. Talbert and Robert Louis Fields; parents, Ollie Burette and Della Mae (Lout) Whitten; brothers, Carl Whitten, T.E. “June” Whitten; sisters, Sibyl Dover, Laverne Whitten, Lovis Kellum, and Hazel Whitten.

She is survived by her daughters, Judy Smith and husband, J.W. of Orange, Robbie Talbert Gunderson and husband, Dr. Clark of Lake Charles, LA, and Billie Talbert Skinner and husband, Charles of Orange; grandchildren, Jeffrey Smith of Orange, Simone Smith Moore and husband Sam of Orange, Jill Skinner of Vidor, Ashley Gunderson of Lake Charles, LA, and Dr. Camille Gunderson of Oklahoma City, OK; great-grandchildren Mackenzie Moore of Lake Charles, LA, Stephanie Moore of Los Angeles, CA, Brennon Moore of Orange, Brianna Beckley of Vidor, and Nadia Gunderson of Lake Charles, LA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to United Way of Orange County, 1506 W. Park Avenue Orange, TX 77630.

The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to the staffs at Sabine House and River City Hospice for their excellent, loving care of Mrs. Fields