Edsel Wright FINNEY

1922 - 1994  (71 years)

• Name	Edsel Wright FINNEY
  Birth	3 Jun 1922	Franklin County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Feb 1994	Penhook, Franklin County, Virginia
  Burial	Finney Family Cemetery, Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia
  Notes	1st SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II KOREA FINNEY, Edsel Wright, 71, of Route 2, Penhook, died Wednesday, February 2, 1994, at his farm. Mr. Finney retired from the U.S. Army with 22 years of service during which he served in Europe during World War II where he was the recipient of a Purple Heart and he also served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Snow Creek Christian Church having served as an elder, was Past Master of Snow Creek Lodge #90 A.F. & A.M., Past Patron of the former Snow Creek Chapter #156 O.E.S., was a founding member of the Snow Creek Fire Department and had served on the Board of Directors of Franklin Memorial Hospital, First Federal Savings and Loan Association and Patrick Henry Community College. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Pearson Finney; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Sharon and Max Ward, Fort Scott, Kan., Patricia Ann Finney, Virginia Beach, Frances and Charles Hutchinson, Vinton, Janet and James Middlemas, Afton, Kathy Finney of the home; his grandchildren, Jennifer and husband, Martin Senser, Charles Hutchinson Jr., Jeffrey Hutchinson, Lindsay Middlemas and Sarah Middlemas; four brothers, W. Leland Finney, Tempe, Ariz., H. Fletcher Finney, Cathedral City, Calif., S. Ward Finney, Penhook, Willard R. Finney, Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday 11 a.m. in Snow Creek Christian Church with the Rev. Berlin Hanks officiating. Interment will follow in the Finney Family Cemetery. Those desiring to may make memorials to the Snow Creek Christian Church or the Snow Creek Rescue Squad. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at Snow Creek Christian Church.
  Person ID	I1589	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Leland Stanford FINNEY
  Mother	Nettie Ward WALKER
  Family ID	F19180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joyce Elaine PEARSON,   b. 21 Jul 1921, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 5 Jan 2012, Penhook, Franklin County, Virginia (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	25 Jul 1942	Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia
  	by Army Chaplain Richard White
  Children	1. Sharon L FINNEY,   b. 19 Feb 1943   d. 2015 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2020