Candyce "Candy" Field

Candyce “Candy” Field passed away peacefully at home in Highlands, on May 23, 2021, after a four and a half year struggle with cancer. She was 74. 

She will be dearly missed by her husband, Paul, and her many friends for her sensitive intelligence, her gentle, loving spirit and her irrepressible sense of humor. 

Born Candyce Barbara Nadon in Chicago, Ili., on April 22, 1947, Candy was the first child of John Francis (“Jack”) and Laverne Carstens Nadon. 

The family subsequently moved to Rochester, Mich., where Candy became interested in horses and horseback riding, competing in horse shows in the hunter, jumper and equitation classes. The family subsequently moved to Short Hills, New Jersey, where Candy graduated from Milburn High School in 1965. She then attended Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart in Purchase, New York, graduating with a BA in 1969. After graduation, she spent a year in France studying art history at the University of Grenoble. 

In June 1971, Candy met her husband, Paul, at a wedding where one of her classmates from Manhattanville College married one of Paul’s classmates from Yale. The couple was married in San Francisco, Cali., on October 22, 1977, and resided in San Mateo, Cali., for five years. 

In 1975, Candy joined Itel Corporation, an equipment leasing company headquartered in San Francisco, where she remained until 1982. She and her husband then relocated to Atlanta, Ga., where Candy was active as a volunteer for the Atlanta Humane Society and had many wonderful friends through her husband’s association with The Yale Club of Georgia.

In 2006, Candy and Paul moved to Highlands and became members of Wildcat Cliffs Country Club. Candy was active in Club activities and also the Mountain Garden Club, which she enjoyed greatly. She was also a member of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation. 

Candy is survived by her loving husband, Paul C. Field; brothers-in-law John M. (Barbara) Field of Bedford Texas and James E. “Jim” (Lindsay) Field of Rowley, Massachusetts; and sister-in-law Helen Nadon (Mrs. John F. Nadon, Jr.) of Apopka, Florida. She was preceded in death by her younger brother, John F. Nadon, Jr. 

Candy’s eternal resting place will be at the Highlands Memorial Park. A memorial service in her honor will be held Tue., June 22, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Highlands. A brief reception will be held at 2 p.m., prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, please offer a donation in her memory to the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society, P.O Box 638, Cashiers, North Carolina 28717 (phone 828-743-5752, chhumanesociety.org). 

The Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory (bryantgrantfuneralhome.com) is serving the Field family.