Craig Martin Fielding

Craig Fielding, 67, died December 27, 2013 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville, NC of complications from cancer. Craig was born Nov. 14, 1946 and grew up in Hayes Center, NE on the farm homesteaded by his grandfather. He was a Vietnam veteran and received a poli-sci degree from the University of Nebraska. Craig had a long successful career in financial planning and was a principal of Marketrends Global, LLC. He served on the Board of Directors at Gaston Hospice and Covenant Village in Gastonia, NC. Craig was passionate about his family, playing tennis, fishing, and cooking. Craig was preceded in death by his father, Court J. Fielding and his first wife, Susan E. Smith. He is survived by his wife, Martha Ann Mallard and his children, Michael Glenn Smith (NC), Kathryn Ann Moses (SC), Craig M. Fielding, Jr. and wife Tiffany L. Rhynard (FL), and Courtney Robinson Byrnes and husband, Doug (NC). His grandchildren are Taylor Glenn Smith (NC), Charles Mallard Moses and John Michael Moses (SC), and Isolina Sabine Rhynfield (FL). He is also survived by his mother, Lillian Marie Fielding; siblings, Cornelius, Ellen, Steven, and Stewart Fielding, and Deborah Walker; brother-in-law, E. Lynwood Mallard and sister-in-law, Marilyn Mallard Kehoe. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, December 30, 2013 at Hankins & Whittington Funeral Service, 1111 East Blvd. Charlotte, NC. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.