Ila Payne Fields

Ila Payne Fields, 84 of Check, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024.

She is survived by her children, Randy Fields, Sharon McDaniel (Al), and Paul Fields; grandchildren, David Fields (Elsa) and Saundra Newton (Jared); and numerous great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at Noon on Thursday, September 12, 2024 in the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Payne officiating. Interment will follow in the Restvale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. until Noon prior to the service at the funeral home.

Helen Wilson Donahue

Helen Wilson Donahue, our dear mother, 95 of Roanoke, sadly passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. She was born on October 23, 1928 in Allen, Oklahoma to Willie Lee Wilson and Loma May Billingsley.

Helen is preceded in death by her parents, Willie and Loma Wilson; husband, Jesse Owen Donahue; brothers, Vernon, Bill, and Davis Lee Wilson; sisters, Betty Monigold and Patsy Smith; son, Terry Donahue; and grandsons, Jason Coffey and Chad Donahue.

She is survived by her children, Connie Liptrap (Mike), Danny Donahue (Nadine), Donna Childress (Ken), Janet Donahue (Mike Ingram), and Eva Goldsmith (Gray); 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Helen will be remembered for her strong Christian faith and the love she had for others. She enjoyed music, dancing and spending quality time with friends. However, her true passion was her children and her family and she devoted her life to their well-being and care.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2024 in the Sherwood Memorial Park with The Rev. Robert S. Goldsmith officiating.