Polishing Shoes, Healing Hearts: Courthouse Shoe Shiner Cleo Fields Dies at 87

Polishing Shoes, Healing Hearts: Courthouse Shoe Shiner Cleo Fields Dies at 87

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It's a sad day for anyone who has ever stepped inside the Oklahoma County Courthouse. The friendly shoe shiner, Cleophas Fields, has passed away. Friday morning, people have been coming by his stand, heartbroken or surprised. "The people I work with, it's like a big family," Fields once told News 4. Cleo Fields presided over the first floor of the courthouse for nearly 30 years. For just $10, you could get polished shoes a…

Beloved longtime fixture at Oklahoma County Courthouse dies

A beloved fixture who spent more than 25 years serving the community at the Oklahoma County Courthouse has died, according to the sheriff's office.