Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Finley, Jesse J. Jr., 2000 

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JESSE JOHNSON FINLEY JR. 

  FRANKLIN - J.J. "Jay" Finley Jr., 90, died Nov. 19, 2000, at his home.

  Born in Charleston, S.C., he was a son of the late J.J. and Mary Darby 
Finley and the widower of Ethel Rowe Kirkland Finley.  A 1928 graduate of 
Franklin High School, Mr. Finley was an Army veteran of World War II and 
was retired from the Accounting Department of Union Camp Corp.  He was a 
56 year member of American Legion Post 73, a member of Franklin Lions Club 
and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.  He was a member of Emmanuel Episcopal 
Church.

  Survivors include two sons, William K. Finley of Greensboro, N.C., and 
J.J. Finley, III and his wife, Frances, f Waldorf, Md.; two grandchildren, 
J.J. Finley, IV and Darby Elizabeth Finley. He was predeceased by one brother 
and one sister, Charles Finley and Emily F. Fowler.

  A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Emmanuel Episcopal Church 
with the Rev. Edmund Pickup officiating.  Burial will be in Poplar Spring 
Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Wright 
Funeral Home and suggests that memorials be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 
P.O. Box 146, Franklin, to American Legion Post 73, P.O. Box 873, Franklin, or 
to the Franklin Lions Club, P.O. Box 148, Franklin, VA 23851


Jesse Johnson "Jay" FINLEY, Jr., retired from Union Camp accounting dept., 
Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. 29 Jan 1910, Charleston, SC, d. 19 Nov 2000, at home, Franklin, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 133*), Franklin, 
   22 Nov 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Nov. 20, 2000 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," June 5, 1969, II-12) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/f540m1ob.txt 

His in-laws, George C. & Lucy E. (ROWE) KIRKLAND, are buried in 
   Riverside Cemetery, Courtland - Sect. I, Plot 47.  
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Riverside list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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