Ann McLeod

May 2, 1938 - May 26, 2019

Ann McLeod née Fields was born May 2, 1938 in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee to Watkin and Gertrude Fields. She obtained her formal education through the Chicago Public School system graduating from Hyde Park Academy. She received a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago and later in life attended art classes at Columbia College. Ann always longed for Bible truths. She began studying the Bible with Jehovah’s Witnesses and after dedicating her life to Jehovah she symbolized her dedication through water baptism in 1956. Ann enjoyed speaking to others about Jehovah God and his future promises. In 1958, Ann married Lee McLeod in Chicago, Illinois. She worked as a homemaker and on occasion, caterer as Ann was a phenomenal cook and baker. She was legendary for her “greens”. Ann truly enjoyed life through simple pleasures; collecting antiques, chatting with friends and family, cooking, baking, painting and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Ann had an uncanny ability to reach people in a deep and positive way and had an impact on many. On May 26, 2019, Ann Fields McLeod fell asleep in death. She was preceded in death by her parents Watkin and Gertrude Fields, husband Lee McLeod and sister Hazel (Ernest) Koon. Ann leaves to cherish her memory, one sister Ella (Steve) Smith; her beloved children Ondra McLeod, Lee (Haydee) McLeod, Wendy (Ezra) Jack, Kelly McLeod and Gretchen (Nick) Ciarlo; five grandchildren Catelen (Rueben) Turner, Paul-Lee A. McLeod-Rick, Brandon McLeod, Barbara McLeod, and Annaleigh McLeod; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. “No greater joy do I have than this: that I should hear that my children go on walking in the truth.” 3 John 4