On the evening of Thursday, June 23, 2016, Anne Milner Fields passed away peacefully at her home in Dallas, Texas. On February 15, 1925, Anne was born to Ocie Kyle Milner Sr. and Annie Boyd Milner at the family home in Winnsboro, Texas.
Anne was predeceased by husband Bert Fields Sr. and seven of her nine siblings: Milton Milner, Louie Kate Miller, George Milner, Mary Nelson, Robert Milner, Byron Milner, and Ocie Kyle Milner Jr.
Anne grew up on the family farm in Winnsboro. After graduating from high school, she lived in Pecos and Fort Worth before settling in Dallas in the late 1940s. In Dallas, she met and married Bert, whom she loved dearly. After Bert's death in 1963, she studied accounting and business at SMU so that she could independently manage her affairs. Anne enjoyed traveling with family and friends, gardening, tap dancing and supporting the Winnsboro High School girls' basketball team with her brother Joe.
Anne's greatest legacy was the self-confidence she inspired in those around her. Despite her humble upbringing, she moved naturally in every social circle with grace and comfort. At State Dinners, Presidential Inaugurations, backyard barbeques and high school basketball games, she remained that same girl from Winnsboro. Her small-town roots allowed her to see through pretension and her no-nonsense communication style gave her the ability to teach us that, with a little effort and self-assurance, we can all be stylish, charming, humorous, and master the proper use of pronouns (even reflexive ones). Anne was a generous benefactress to her hometown school, church and cemetery. She mentored and personally paid tuition and living expenses for numerous college students, including an intelligent young woman that mowed the yard at the family farmhouse in Winnsboro. After her brother, Byron, died she formalized her commitment to education by establishing the James Byron Milner Memorial Scholarship at The University of North Texas. The scholarship pays all tuition and living expenses for select students from Winnsboro high school that are enrolled in UNT's College of Business. Past recipients have gone on to successful careers in pharmacy, advertising and other fields. She also established the P. Foster "Doc" Roden Scholarship for International Studies at the University of North Texas, which, when fully funded, will cover tuition and living expenses for more than twenty students annually in various international study programs.
She is survived by sister Jean Craddock, her brother Joe Milner, and her loving step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. During Anne's final years, she was attended by three caregivers. Her family would like to express appreciation to Debra Allen, Doretha Coleman and Shanna Handy for their service, exemplary care and love. These three women brought competence, loyalty, dedication, patience, and a bright sense of humor to Anne's final years of life.
Anne was predeceased by husband Bert Fields Sr. and seven of her nine siblings: Milton Milner, Louie Kate Miller, George Milner, Mary Nelson, Robert Milner, Byron Milner, and Ocie Kyle Milner Jr.
Anne grew up on the family farm in Winnsboro. After graduating from high school, she lived in Pecos and Fort Worth before settling in Dallas in the late 1940s. In Dallas, she met and married Bert, whom she loved dearly. After Bert's death in 1963, she studied accounting and business at SMU so that she could independently manage her affairs. Anne enjoyed traveling with family and friends, gardening, tap dancing and supporting the Winnsboro High School girls' basketball team with her brother Joe.
Anne's greatest legacy was the self-confidence she inspired in those around her. Despite her humble upbringing, she moved naturally in every social circle with grace and comfort. At State Dinners, Presidential Inaugurations, backyard barbeques and high school basketball games, she remained that same girl from Winnsboro. Her small-town roots allowed her to see through pretension and her no-nonsense communication style gave her the ability to teach us that, with a little effort and self-assurance, we can all be stylish, charming, humorous, and master the proper use of pronouns (even reflexive ones). Anne was a generous benefactress to her hometown school, church and cemetery. She mentored and personally paid tuition and living expenses for numerous college students, including an intelligent young woman that mowed the yard at the family farmhouse in Winnsboro. After her brother, Byron, died she formalized her commitment to education by establishing the James Byron Milner Memorial Scholarship at The University of North Texas. The scholarship pays all tuition and living expenses for select students from Winnsboro high school that are enrolled in UNT's College of Business. Past recipients have gone on to successful careers in pharmacy, advertising and other fields. She also established the P. Foster "Doc" Roden Scholarship for International Studies at the University of North Texas, which, when fully funded, will cover tuition and living expenses for more than twenty students annually in various international study programs.
She is survived by sister Jean Craddock, her brother Joe Milner, and her loving step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. During Anne's final years, she was attended by three caregivers. Her family would like to express appreciation to Debra Allen, Doretha Coleman and Shanna Handy for their service, exemplary care and love. These three women brought competence, loyalty, dedication, patience, and a bright sense of humor to Anne's final years of life.
On the evening of Thursday, June 23, 2016, Anne Milner Fields passed away peacefully at her home in Dallas, Texas. On February 15, 1925, Anne was born to Ocie Kyle Milner Sr. and Annie Boyd Milner at the family home in Winnsboro, Texas.
Anne was predeceased by husband Bert Fields Sr. and seven of her nine siblings: Milton Milner, Louie Kate Miller, George Milner, Mary Nelson, Robert Milner, Byron Milner, and Ocie Kyle Milner Jr.
Anne grew up on the family farm in Winnsboro. After graduating from high school, she lived in Pecos and Fort Worth before settling in Dallas in the late 1940s. In Dallas, she met and married Bert, whom she loved dearly. After Bert's death in 1963, she studied accounting and business at SMU so that she could independently manage her affairs. Anne enjoyed traveling with family and friends, gardening, tap dancing and supporting the Winnsboro High School girls' basketball team with her brother Joe.
Anne's greatest legacy was the self-confidence she inspired in those around her. Despite her humble upbringing, she moved naturally in every social circle with grace and comfort. At State Dinners, Presidential Inaugurations, backyard barbeques and high school basketball games, she remained that same girl from Winnsboro. Her small-town roots allowed her to see through pretension and her no-nonsense communication style gave her the ability to teach us that, with a little effort and self-assurance, we can all be stylish, charming, humorous, and master the proper use of pronouns (even reflexive ones). Anne was a generous benefactress to her hometown school, church and cemetery. She mentored and personally paid tuition and living expenses for numerous college students, including an intelligent young woman that mowed the yard at the family farmhouse in Winnsboro. After her brother, Byron, died she formalized her commitment to education by establishing the James Byron Milner Memorial Scholarship at The University of North Texas. The scholarship pays all tuition and living expenses for select students from Winnsboro high school that are enrolled in UNT's College of Business. Past recipients have gone on to successful careers in pharmacy, advertising and other fields. She also established the P. Foster "Doc" Roden Scholarship for International Studies at the University of North Texas, which, when fully funded, will cover tuition and living expenses for more than twenty students annually in various international study programs.
She is survived by sister Jean Craddock, her brother Joe Milner, and her loving step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. During Anne's final years, she was attended by three caregivers. Her family would like to express appreciation to Debra Allen, Doretha Coleman and Shanna Handy for their service, exemplary care and love. These three women brought competence, loyalty, dedication, patience, and a bright sense of humor to Anne's final years of life.
Anne was predeceased by husband Bert Fields Sr. and seven of her nine siblings: Milton Milner, Louie Kate Miller, George Milner, Mary Nelson, Robert Milner, Byron Milner, and Ocie Kyle Milner Jr.
Anne grew up on the family farm in Winnsboro. After graduating from high school, she lived in Pecos and Fort Worth before settling in Dallas in the late 1940s. In Dallas, she met and married Bert, whom she loved dearly. After Bert's death in 1963, she studied accounting and business at SMU so that she could independently manage her affairs. Anne enjoyed traveling with family and friends, gardening, tap dancing and supporting the Winnsboro High School girls' basketball team with her brother Joe.
Anne's greatest legacy was the self-confidence she inspired in those around her. Despite her humble upbringing, she moved naturally in every social circle with grace and comfort. At State Dinners, Presidential Inaugurations, backyard barbeques and high school basketball games, she remained that same girl from Winnsboro. Her small-town roots allowed her to see through pretension and her no-nonsense communication style gave her the ability to teach us that, with a little effort and self-assurance, we can all be stylish, charming, humorous, and master the proper use of pronouns (even reflexive ones). Anne was a generous benefactress to her hometown school, church and cemetery. She mentored and personally paid tuition and living expenses for numerous college students, including an intelligent young woman that mowed the yard at the family farmhouse in Winnsboro. After her brother, Byron, died she formalized her commitment to education by establishing the James Byron Milner Memorial Scholarship at The University of North Texas. The scholarship pays all tuition and living expenses for select students from Winnsboro high school that are enrolled in UNT's College of Business. Past recipients have gone on to successful careers in pharmacy, advertising and other fields. She also established the P. Foster "Doc" Roden Scholarship for International Studies at the University of North Texas, which, when fully funded, will cover tuition and living expenses for more than twenty students annually in various international study programs.
She is survived by sister Jean Craddock, her brother Joe Milner, and her loving step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. During Anne's final years, she was attended by three caregivers. Her family would like to express appreciation to Debra Allen, Doretha Coleman and Shanna Handy for their service, exemplary care and love. These three women brought competence, loyalty, dedication, patience, and a bright sense of humor to Anne's final years of life.
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