Tonya Lee (O’Neal) Fielder, 61, of Jamestown and formerly of Bulls Gap, Tennessee, passed away from a brief battle with cancer on Monday, Aug. 24, 2021, at home, while surrounded by her loving family.
She was April 30, 1960, at Danville, Illinois, to Donald James O’Neal and Vinnie Lee (Thomas) Wilkinson. Tonya married the love of her life, Jeff Fielder, on Nov. 30, 1984.
She worked as a cook at Cherokee High School in Rogersville, Tennessee for 11 years and loved baking and decorating cakes, especially for family and loved her many dogs throughout the years.
She is survived by husband Jeff Fielder of Jamestown; son Joe (Taylor) Fielder of Johnson City, Tennessee; father Don O’Neal of Newtown; step-father Larry Wilkinson of Covington; siblings, Don (Rhonda) O’Neal of Lafayette, Dan (Tani) O’Neal of Crawfordsville, Tamara (Kevin) Lang of Veedersburg, Dennis O’Neal of Linden, Darryl (Jennifer) O’Neal of Linden, Tracy (Albert) Scott of Lafayette, Virginia (Patrick) Lindquist of Hillsboro and Dwayne (Jennifer) Wilkinson of Peru; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Vinnie Wilkinson.
Cremation was chosen with a celebration of life gathering from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at Shades State Park, Dell Shelter B, 7751 S. C.R. 890W, Waveland. Sanders Priebe Funeral Care entrusted with care.
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