Sylvia I. Finley, 81, of Bluff Mountain Road, Hot Springs, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, at the Canton Christian Convalescent Center.
She was a native of Madison County, the daughter of the late David Brooks and Gertie Roberts Brooks. She was the wife of William H. Finley, who died in 1978. She was also preceded in death by four sisters and five brothers. She was a teacher for Head Start and a member of Zion Baptist Church in Bluff. She enjoyed reading and gardening.
She is survived by two daughters, Nancy Finley Burns and husband, George, of Hot Springs and Lisa Finley Owens and husband, Jimmy, of Hendersonville; a son, Jeffrey Finley, of Hot Springs; three sisters, Jean Dunlap and Nina Lee Brooks Greenville and Mary Sams of Hendersonville; three brothers, Lionel Brooks of Hot Springs, Rex Brooks of Tennessee and Fred Brooks of Hendersonville; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Lynn First Baptist Church in Polk County. The Rev. Jimmy Owens will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Lynn First Baptist Church Missions, P.O. Box 203, Lynn, N.C. 28750. An on-line memorial register is at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services of Waynesville is in charge of the arrangements.
Sylvia I. Finley, 81, of Bluff Mountain Road, Hot Springs, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, at the Canton Christian Convalescent Center.
She was a native of Madison County, the daughter of the late David Brooks and Gertie Roberts Brooks. She was the wife of William H. Finley, who died in 1978. She was also preceded in death by four sisters and five brothers. She was a teacher for Head Start and a member of Zion Baptist Church in Bluff. She enjoyed reading and gardening.
She is survived by two daughters, Nancy Finley Burns and husband, George, of Hot Springs and Lisa Finley Owens and husband, Jimmy, of Hendersonville; a son, Jeffrey Finley, of Hot Springs; three sisters, Jean Dunlap and Nina Lee Brooks Greenville and Mary Sams of Hendersonville; three brothers, Lionel Brooks of Hot Springs, Rex Brooks of Tennessee and Fred Brooks of Hendersonville; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the Lynn First Baptist Church in Polk County. The Rev. Jimmy Owens will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Lynn First Baptist Church Missions, P.O. Box 203, Lynn, N.C. 28750. An on-line memorial register is at "Obituaries" at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services of Waynesville is in charge of the arrangements.
Family Members
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Reuben Loyd Brooks
1918–1918
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Selma Watson
1920–1999
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Frances Elizabeth Brooks
1922–1922
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Lionel Odell Brooks
1923–2012
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Bertie Olive Brooks Hall
1926–1983
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Dolmon Franklin Brooks
1929–1929
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Donnal Terrell Brooks
1929–1929
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Fred Oliver Brooks
1930–2009
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Laura Jean Brooks Dunlap
1932–2016
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Sidney Thomas Brooks
1935–1979
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Jennie Juanita Brooks Fletcher
1937–1999
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David Jackson Brooks
1939–1940
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Cletus Rex Brooks
1947–2012
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