Obituary of Cynthia A. Field

Cynthia A. Field, 71, of Dayville, passed away March 19, 2016, at Mass General Hospital in Boston wife of Thomas Field, they were married on May 25, 1963, and spent 47 happy years together until his passing in September 2011. Born June 8, 1944, in Scituate MA, daughter of the late Frank and Mildred (Payne) Hume.

Cynthia graduated from Scituate High School in 1962. She earned an Associate’s Degree from QVCC and began working in the special education department at Killingly Central School where she worked for 10 years. In 1988 Cyndy and Tom open the Chestnut Hill Herb Farm and were best known for their pepper jam and herbal flea collars. She and Tom enjoyed traveling to Cape May, NJ, and looked forward to their annual trip there in May to celebrate their anniversary. Her hobbies included cooking, gardening, and knitting. She was the world's greatest cook and could have fed an army with all that she made. She enjoyed knitting hats and mittens for local shelters, chemo caps for the oncology department at DKH, and lap robes for the residents at Saint Antoine Residence.

She leaves behind her son Brian Field and his wife Deb, her daughter Jennifer (Field) Staton and Chris, grandchildren Brandon, Kaylee, Alyssa, Abigail, Luis and William, sisters Mignon Reece, Diane Hume and Wendy Setters, many nieces and nephews and her faithful companions, Lucy, Dolly, and Molly. She was predeceased by her brother Jerome Hume.

Although her family is devastated by her loss they find happiness knowing she has been reunited with the love of her life, Tom! Services are private. Donations may be made in her memory to the American Heart Association, P.O. 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005. Arrangements by Smith and Walker Funeral Home, Putnam. Share a memory at www.smithandwalkerfh.com