Charles Henry Field Jr

May 3, 1937 - June 18, 2019

Charles H. Field, Jr. PARAGONAH – ST. GEORGE Charles H. Field, Jr., age 82, passed away June 18, 2019 in St. George, Utah. Charles grew up in Waterford, NY where he earned his Eagle Scout rank. He enjoyed summers and weekends on his parents’ farm in Galway and graduated as the class salutatorian. After earning his B.S. degree from the College of Agriculture at Cornell University and his M.Agr. degree from Purdue University, he taught biology at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. While in Oneonta, he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he met his eternal companion, Anna Robinson, whom he married on December 21, 1963. While living in Logan, UT where he was a Ph.D. candidate at U.S.U., they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple, and welcomed the arrival of two daughters, Robin Ann (Fulford) and Kaylene (Linford). Their little family moved to Douglas, AZ where Charles taught chemistry and botany at Cochise College for 25 years. During this time, they were blessed to add another daughter, Rebecca April (Gregoire), to their family. Charles served in many church callings including YM President, counselor to two bishops, stake high council, and high priests’ group leader. However, his favorite callings were in Scouting as either the Cubmaster or Scoutmaster, or in genealogy. He taught genealogy in Sunday School, for Elderhostel and LDS Institute, and served eight years as the first president of the Cochise (County) Genealogical Society. After retiring, Charles and Anna served a Family History Mission in Salt Lake City. They built their retirement home in Anna’s hometown of Paragonah, UT where Charles continued to serve in Scouting and genealogy. He was given the Silver Beaver Award and the Paramount Service Award by the B.S.A. Together Charles and Anna were recognized as the Outstanding Citizens of Paragonah for 2002. He is survived by his wife Anna, 3 daughters and their husbands, 7 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. A viewing will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 9 a.m. at the Bloomington Hills 4th Ward Chapel on Fort Pierce Drive, in St. George, Utah, with funeral services to follow at 10:30 a.m. Grave-side services and burial in Paragonah, Utah. Services under the direction of Duane Lamoreaux, Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah. In lieu of flowers, please donate to The Nature Conservancy, the Utah chapter. Thank you!