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Obituary for Dunlap


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday October 30, 2001

Mrs. Lola Esther Fields Dunlap, 90, of Shelby, NC died Saturday, October 27, 2001 at her home under the loving care of Hospice. She was born in Kansas City, KS and was the daughter of the late Leslie Seymour and Bertha May Kissinger Fields. She had lived in Shelby for nine years, and as a girl, she lived on Bedloes Island in New York Harbor (home to the Statue of Liberty). She was a homemaker, a full charge bookkeeper, and was a member of the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Darrell Gerald Dunlap; and a sister, Elma Berenice Fields Carlson. She is survived by a son, Garth D. Dunlap of Albuquerque; a daughter, Lorell Dunlap of Shelby, NC; two grandchildren, Troy Dunlap and his wife, Chris, and Sean Dunlap, all of Albuquerque; seven great-grandchildren, Cassandra, Ryan, Arianna, and Joseph Dunlap all of Albuquerque; Audrie, Alyssa, and Sean Michael Dunlap, all of Clinton, IL; a nephew, Robert Carlson and his wife, Jenny of Hughson, CA. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 12:15 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer, with the Rev. Gene McDowell officiating. Mrs. Dunlap's ashes will be placed next to her husband at St. Mark's On-the-Mesa Episcopal Church in Albuquerque. Memorial gifts may be made to the Episcopal Church of The Redeemer, 502 West Sumter Street, Shelby, NC 28150. Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home of Shelby, NC is serving the family.