Obituary: John W. Finley
John W. Finley ~ October 19, 1940 – September 2, 2023 (age 82)
John Wesley Finley passed away on Saturday September 2, 2023, in Toone. He was born on October 19, 1940, to the late Hamilton and Inell Finley.
His Memorial Service will be held at Dixie Funeral Home on Thursday October 12, 2023, at 1 p.m.
Mr. Finley attended the Hardeman County public schools, Toone, and Allen-White High School.
He believed in Jesus Christ and had a wonderful childhood. Mr. Finley enjoyed playing baseball and squirrel hunting. He was a US Army veteran (1963 – 1965) and served in Germany. After his discharge from the Army, he relocated to Detroit and worked for Revere Copper and Brass Company. After over 35 years in Detroit, he returned to Toone and lived with his sister and brother-in-law, Mary Ann and Ed Ellison. He was an early riser and enjoyed sitting under the carport with family and friends.
Mr. Finley was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Roy A. Finley; and one sister, Ruby Finley Jenkins. He leaves to cherish his memory siblings, Hamilton (Bernice) Finley, Jr., Marilyn Jackson, Mary Ann (Ed) Ellison, Lois (Joseph) Suttles, and Katherine (Alvin) Pirtle; and many other relatives and friends who will miss him.
Courtesy of Dixie Funeral Home, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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