[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17215]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING NANCY ELLEN VOILS-FIELD

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                        HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 15, 2013

  Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I submit these remarks in 
honor of Nancy Ellen Voils-Field of Salem, Virginia, who went to be 
with her Heavenly Father on November 8, 2013.
  Nancy met her husband, Robert Field, as a teenager. They moved to 
Salem in 1972, following 20 years of Army life. Nancy, a devout Latter-
Day Saint, spent much of her time working to serve her Heavenly Father 
and assist those in need.
  Those who knew her are well aware of her long-time participation in 
4-H and Extension Homemakers, and of her involvement in Scouting. I had 
the pleasure of working with Nancy for a number of years in the Boy 
Scouts of America, Blue Ridge Mountains Council, Catawba District. 
Whenever a task needed to be done, Nancy would wait to see if anyone 
else would step forward. If no one else volunteered, we could always 
count on Nancy to say, ``Well, I could probably do that.'' It was 
widely known in the community that Nancy Field was a quiet leader who 
would get the job done.
  Nancy loved music, gardening, and quilting. Over the years, I always 
enjoyed looking at her many award-winning entries in the Salem Fair.
  Nancy leaves behind her husband of 62 years, Robert, and a sister, 
Mary Lou Voils. Also surviving are four children David Field and his 
wife Marianne of Columbus, Mississippi, Sharon Crenshaw of Roanoke, 
Robert (Brian/Rob) Field, of Naples, Florida, Charles (Rich) Field and 
his wife Dawn, of Salem; and four grandchildren.
  My thoughts and prayers go out to Nancy's family and loved ones. She 
will be greatly missed. Her love for her family, friends, and community 
will always be remembered and cherished in Salem.

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