Marilyn Jane Mayfield
Sterling resident Marilyn Jane Mayfield died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna with her husband by her side. She was 71.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, at the First Assembly of God Church in Albany, Ore., with Pastor Curt Myers officiating. A reception will follow the service.
Mrs. Mayfield was born Oct. 11, 1933, to Ralph and Elva (Kurtz) Huish in Kent, Ohio. She moved with her family to Huntington Beach, Calif., and graduated from Huntington Beach Union High School in 1951. She furthered her education with two years of pre-med studies and nursing school.
Mrs. Mayfield lived in California and Shoreacres, Texas, while her husband, John, worked on the Apollo space program. She was a wife, mother and homemaker most of her life. She also worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for three years.
She moved to Oregon in 1972, living in the Albany area until they retired in 1993. She and her husband sold their home and started traveling in their RV in 1994. They made a winter trip up the Alaska Highway to Alaska for the birth of their third granddaughter. Mrs. Mayfield continued to travel throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico until physical limitations forced her to stop.
The Mayfields built a log home in Sterling in the woods, which was a childhood dream of hers.
"She enjoyed their home very much, especially the birds and wildlife. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening, camping and hiking prior to her physical limitations," her family said.
"She loved the outdoors and taught us to love God's creation. In her younger years, she enjoyed sharing the Gospel as a Bible school teacher, youth leader and choir member. We know she's singing in the greatest choir now," her daughter said.
Mrs. Mayfield was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Leonard and Robert Huish and one which was an infant; sisters, Ruth Huff and Letha Cole; aunt, Tillie Kurtz; and nephew, Richard Huish.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 52 years, John Mayfield of Sterling; daughter and son-in-law, Tammi and Gary Lamb of Sterling; daughter, Lori J. Mayfield of Mission Viejo, Calif.; son, David S. Mayfield of Anaheim, Calif.; grandchildren and their spouses, Colleen Lamb of Sterling, Tania and Charles Southwick of Sterling and Michele and Calvin Augur of Lebanon, Ore.; sisters-in-law, Lois Huish of Oakland, Calif., and Velma Overton of Corning, Calif.; nieces and nephews, Suzan Huish of Berkley, Calif., Robert Huish of Corning, Raymond Huff of Van Nuys, Calif., Leonard Cole of Temecula, Calif.; James Cole of Tucson, Ariz.; Vivian Cole and Alan Cole both of Lomita, Calif.; Barb May of Hobbs, N.M., Leonard P. Cole of Temecula, James Cole of Tucson, Vivian Cole of Lomita, Robert Huish of Corning and Raymond Huff of Van Nuys; aunt, Barbara Kurtz of Bethesda, Md.; cousins, Terrence Kurtz of Kodak, Tenn., Martha Ann Hogan of Toronto, Canada, James Kurtz of Bethesda and Raymond Kurtz of Yorba Linda, Calif.
Memorial donations may be made in Mrs. Mayfield's name to the American Diabetes Association, 801 W. Fireweed, Suite 103, Anchorage, AK 99503 or the American Parkinson's Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Blvd., Suite 4B, Staten Island, NY 10305.
Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.