Martha "Sue"

Fields

Martha "Sue" Fields was born on February 14, 1958, to the late Elbert "Candy" Fields and Martha Owens Fields. She made her peaceful transition from this earthly life at Sanctuary Hospice on December 7, 2024. She was 66 years old. Sue attended and graduated from Nettleton High School in 1976. She was well known for her athletic ability, specifically basketball, for which she received multiple awards and recognition. Sue later moved to Queens, New York for several years, and while there, she joined Zion Apostolic Church. She enjoyed hanging out with friends, dancing, dressing up, listening to music, and watching westerns. She never met a stranger.

While living in New York, Sue worked at LaGuardia Airport for several years. Upon her return to Mississippi, she worked as a longtime employee of Allied Furniture, which later became Allen White in Shannon. She also worked for Bryant Food.

In 1980, Sue married Michael Penson and to that union, two children were born.

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Nivia (Reggie) Talley of Tupelo and Sheena Penson of Nettleton; three grandchildren, Tra Ligon, Shaniyah Penson, and Trinity Penson; two sisters, Curmie (Herbert) Arnold of Nettleton, MS, and Joyce Brooks of Tupelo; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Elbert and Martha Fields; brothers, Larry and McArthur Fields; sisters, Mary "Sis" Fields and Mary "Chic" Sanders; and grandson, Malik.