Ava Fields Irick, 76, widow of Julious W. Irick, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.
Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late T. Howard Fields and the late Annie Parnell Fields. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include five children, Terri Simmons (Julian), Cindy Croft, Buddy Croft (Sherry), and Gene Croft all of Sumter, and Robby Croft of Columbia; eleven grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Wadford of Sumter, Miriam Fields of Bessemer City, NC, and Louise Kinlaw (John) of Bishopville; one brother, Theron Fields (Rachel) of Lynchburg, and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by one brother, H.A. Fields; and two sisters, Annie Hutson, and Rebecca King.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Underwood, and the Rev. Michael Bowman officiating.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son, 533 Georgetown Ave.
Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 500 Taylor St., Columbia, SC 29201, or to the Shriners Hospital for Children-Donations, 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605.
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
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