Hamilton Finley, Jr.

Hamilton (Ham) Finley, Jr.

December 30, 1938 ~ February 22, 2026 (age 87)

 MR. HAMILTON MATTHEW FINLEY, JR., WAS BORN IN TOONE, TN ON DECEMBER 30, 1938, TO THE LATE HAMILTON FINLEY, SR. AND INELL ROSE FINLEY.

HAMILTON ATTENDED HARDEMAN COUNTY SCHOOLS AND ALLEN WHITE HIGH SCHOOL.

HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATE ARMY IN 1961 WHERE HE SERVED HIS COUNTY FOR TWO YEARS, WHILE STATIONED IN GERMANY.

HAMILTON WAS UNITED IN HOLY MATRIMONY TO BERNICE COBB FOR 59 YEARS. AS A SELF-EMPLOYED PLUMBER, HE DUTIFULLY SERVED THE TOONE COMMUNITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS WAS A JOВ HE TRULY LOVED AND DID EХCЕРTIONALLY WELL FOR OVER 60 YEARS. H

AMILTON RECEIVED RECOGNITION IN 2014 AND 2016 FROM THE TOWN OF TOONE FOR HIS SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. HE OFFICIALLY RETIRED FROM PLUMBING IN 2023, BUT HE CONTINUED TO HELP AND SERVE WITH PLUMBING ISSUES WHENEVER HE WAS NEEDED.

HE ALSO HAD A PASSION FOR REMODELING CARS SUCH AS MODEL-TS, 1957 CHEVYS AND 1965 MUSTANGS AND LOVED ATTENDING CAR SHOWS.

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, HAMILTON FINLEY, SR. AND INELL ROSE FINLEY; BROTHERS, ROY ANDREW FINLEY AND JOHN WESLEY FINLEY; AND SISTERS, RUBY FINLEY JENKINS AND MARILYN FINLEY JACKSON.

HAMILTON WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS SISTERS, MARY ANN ELLISON AND KATHERINE (ALVIN) PIRTLE, BOTH OF TOONE, TN AND LOIS (DR. JOSEPH) SUTTLES OF NASHVILLE, TN AND SISTER-IN-LAW, YVONNE FINLEY OF DETROIT, MI. IN ADDITION TО A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND FRIENDS,

HE LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS PRECIOUS MEMORIES: DEVOTED WIFE: BERNICЕ СОВВ FINLEY OF TOONE, TN DAUGHTERS: SHIRLEY (RAY) BELL, TOONE, TN LISA (COREY) JOHNSON, LAVERGNE, TN SONS: LYNN WILLIAMS, RIVERDALE, GA GRANDSONS: JEFFREY FINLEY, HOUSTON, TX ANDRE CHISM AND BRANDON CHISM, TOONE, TN JOSTEN FINLEY AND LADARIUS FINLEY, JACKSON, TN GRANDDAUGHTER: ASHLEY JOHNSON, MURFREESBORO, TN GREAT-GRAND CHILDREN: TIA PEOPLES, TREZON PEOPLES, JAMARION GREER, BRANDON CHISM, JR., AND LANIE CHISM GREAT-GREAT GRAND CHILDREN: LANDON, GREYSON, KYSON, SAVANNAH, HAYDEN AND OCTAVIА                                 

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