http://americanfield.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest obituaries stories from American Field. Wed, 16 May 2012 21:42:47 CDT Wed, 16 May 2012 21:42:47 CDT en-us Copyright 2011 American Field http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/empty-collar/822786?source=rss ]]> The Brittany community lost one of its greatest competitors on February 28. Just Call Me Roy, owned by Tom Ettinger of Weston, Vt., was whelped April 19, 1999 by National Amateur Champion Piney Run Sam ex Mark’s Pride of Savannah. Roy was started by Mike Roderka in the woods of Maine to be Tom’s hunting companion but his supreme bird-finding skills along with a desire to “fill up the country” landed him under the ... http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/empty-collar/822786 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:18:09 CDT bbm@americanfield.com ( Kent D. Patterson) Dogs http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/illinois-sportsman-jim-underwood-in-memoriam/822782?source=rss James D. Underwood, 91, of rural Metamora, Ill., died April 15 at his home. He was born on July 6, 1920. He married G. June Hutchcraft in 1947. She died on November 30, 2001 in Peoria. Jim was a World War II U. S. Army veteran who held the rank of a first sergeant. He joined the Army in July, 1942, and served in combat on the islands of Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville, Luzon, Philippines in the South ... http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/illinois-sportsman-jim-underwood-in-memoriam/822782 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:15:26 CDT bbm@americanfield.com ( Gerry MacKenzie ) Friends in the Sport http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/champion-white-powder-pete-may-12-2001-march-15-2012/822744?source=rss ]]> While judging the 2003 Quail Championship Invitational at Paducah, Ky., Colvin took a look at a young dog owned and bred by Nathan Phillips of Oakland City, Ind. He called me that night to tell me about the dog and that he had contacted Mr. Bert Wimmer about purchasing him. Mr. Bert, a friend and owner for many years, was a devoted supporter of field trials. His response to Colvin was, “Yeah, if you like him, I ... http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/champion-white-powder-pete-may-12-2001-march-15-2012/822744 Thu, 10 May 2012 13:45:32 CDT bbm@americanfield.com ( Mazie Davis) Dogs http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/delaware-river-jackpot-remembered/819357?source=rss On September 1, 2011 the landscape of trialing in the state of Kansas changed with the death of Lucy, Delaware River Jackpot, white and oranged ticked pointer female. Her impact on the sport will not be measured through her progeny as none exist, rather her impact can be measured by the requirement to work harder, train harder and compete harder that she inspired in any competitor, canine and human, that set out ... http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/delaware-river-jackpot-remembered/819357 Thu, 03 May 2012 14:11:34 CDT bbm@americanfield.com (Josh Palmer) Dogs http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/martha-mcalexander-has-died/819348?source=rss The West Tennessee-North Mississippi field trial family was stunned and deeply saddened when news came Wednesday morning, May 2, that Martha McAlexander, 61, had died. Dr. Thomas Morgan, a friend and neighbor of the McAlexanders in Holly Springs, Miss., was at the hospital with Martha and Bobby since Saturday, April 28. “She was amazingly without any real symptons until the week before when she began to feel a ... http://americanfield.villagesoup.com/obits/story/martha-mcalexander-has-died/819348 Thu, 03 May 2012 14:06:26 CDT bbm@americanfield.com (Staff) Friends in the Sport