Sheila "Ann" Stanfield

Sheila "Ann" Stanfield, 83, of Calhoun passed into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Monday, December 15th, 2025. A humble, unassuming, and sweet servant of the Lord Jesus Christ, a child of the King, she was born in Cleveland, TN. Third child of Haskell Gordon and Thelma Gertrude (Barker) Masoner, she grew up on her family's dairy farm on Lead Mine Valley Road in Bradley County. She was a graduate of Bradley Central High School and lived most of her adult life in McMinn County. She was married to her husband Richard, whom she loved deeply and fiercely, for 61 blessed years until he passed in 2021. She lived a Christian life of self-sacrifice, humility, and kindness. Loving her Lord, she constantly considered and esteemed others better than herself and cared deeply for her immediate and extended family. She was a blessing to all who took the time to know her. She was a current member of Zion Orthodox Presbyterian and over the years a former member of Trinity Presbyterian, Old Salem Baptist, Calhoun First Baptist, Phillippi Baptist, and Blue Springs Baptist where she has many dear friends and family. She loved her Lord, her husband, her family, studying scripture, teaching children's Sunday School, cooking, bluegrass music, regional travel, photography, and nature (she loved her birds).

 Ann was preceded in death by her husband Richard Stanfield, sister and brother Venetia Jo Johnson and Julian Lee (Buddy) Masoner. Brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Lloyd Stanfield, Mildred Odum, Virginia Baker, Eugene Stanfield, Beatrice Boyd, Ray Stanfield, Danny Stanfield, William Stanfield, Barbara Christensen, David J. Stanfield, and special nephew Tim Masoner.

 Ann is survived by her sons David (Connie) and Chris (Shane) Stanfield, grandchildren Nathan (Shelby) Stanfield, Timothy (Cinnamon) Stanfield, Ivy and Eden Stanfield, step-grandson Terry James (TJ) Nicholson, great grandchildren Kamden Stanfield and a soon to arrive great granddaughter. She is also survived by sister Nancy (Anthony) Martin, sisters-in-law Joyce Barker, Carolyn (Robert) Sylvester, Evie Masoner as well as special nieces and nephews Trina Howard, Cindy and Paige Johnson, Dana (Shane) Johnson, Lynn Martin, and Lisa (Masoner) as well as many, many other nephews, nieces, and great nieces and nephews.

 Pallbearers will be Nathan and Timothy Stanfield, Byron and Michael Toomey, Larry Bird, and Richard Duncan. Mike Christian will serve as an honorary pallbearer.

 Visitation will be from 12:00 to 2:00 Saturday, December 20th at Zion OPC 1326 Cedar Springs Road, Athens, TN 37303, with the service following. The burial will be at Calhoun Cemetery.

 Special thanks and gratitude to Staar Regional Emergency Room staff and the Park West "Step Down" unit on the second floor for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association (www.heart.org), Chattanooga Food Bank 2009 Curtain Pole Rd Chattanooga, TN (www.chattfoodbank.org), Women at the Well 881 County Rd 655 Athens, TN 37303 (www.thewomenatthewell.com), World Vision PO Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063 (www.worldvision.org) or St. Jude's Children's Hospital (www.stjude.org).

Companion Funeral Home of Athens, TN and the Cody family are honored to assist the Stanfield family during this difficult time.