JOE FINLEY
LEOLA-- Joe Woodrow Finley, 84, of Leola, died April 25, 1998, at his home.
He was born on November 23, 1913, at Leola, a son of the late Charles and Verdie Lemons Finley.
He was a retired heavy equipment operator for International Paper Company. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Leola Missionary Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alla Mae Stiles Finley.
Survivors include five sons, Fred Finley of Red Oak, Texas, Curtis Finley and Aubrey Finley, both of Leola, Dalton Finley of Sheridan and Terry Finley of Malvern; two daughters, Janette Reddin of Plano, Texas and Phyllis Haralson of Benton; three brothers, Frank Finley and Vernon Finley, both of Leola, and Doyle Finley of Malvern; three sisters, Lela Collins of Oakland, California, Virginia Harrington of Malvern and Gladys Doss of Oklahoma City; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Buie Funeral Home at Sheridan with the Rev. Fred Etheridge officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery near Carthage.