Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Lee FINLEY 420,470, William Lee Finley
BirthDec 1, 1921, Orange County, North Carolina470, William Lee Finley
DeathJun 17, 2002, Orange County, North Carolina470, William Lee Finley
BurialEno Presbyterian Cemetery(NEW), Efland-Cedar Grove Road, Eno, Orange County, North Carolina470, William Lee Finley
FlagsUS Navy, World War II
Spouses
BirthMar 18, 1935, Alamance County, North Carolina22,3, Patsy Anne Barber Finley
DeathJan 4, 2017, Cedar Grove Twp, Orange County, North Carolina3, Patsy Anne Barber Finley
BurialEno Presbyterian Cemetery(NEW), Efland-Cedar Grove Road, Eno, Orange County, North Carolina3, Patsy Anne Barber Finley
FatherThomas DeWitt BARBER (1894-1951)
MotherMabel BLANCHARD (1907-1993)
Obituary Online notes for William Lee FINLEY
Mr. William Lee (Bill) Finley, 80, Cedar Grove, died suddenly Monday, June 17, 2002, at home. Mr. Finley was born in Orange County to Nettie Barker Finley and Arthur Lee Finley.

He retired from Western Electric where he was a manufacturing engineering associate and later was employed at Walker's Funeral Homes for a number of years. Mr. Finley was a life member of Eno Presbyterian Church where he served as an Elder and Trustee. He was a past master of Eagle Lodge #19 A.F.&A.M. and was a past patron of Hillsborough Chapter 180, O.E.S. and a former D.D.G.P. of the 10th District of the Grand Chapter of N.C., O.E.S. Mr. Finley was a Navy veteran of WWII. He was a member of Schley American Legion Post 452 and a member of the 40 and 8 Voiture Locale 1266. He was a life long farmer.

Surviving are his wife, Patsy Barber Finley; five sons, Stephen P. Finley (Suzanne), Cedar Grove, William J. Finley, St. Petersburg, FL., David W. Finley, Cedar Grove, John R. Finley, (Doris), Augusta, GA, and Mark T. Finley, Hendersonville; six grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren. 470, William Lee Finley
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Created Sep 25, 2025 by Terry M. Whitesell

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