Earl Frederick Finch (abt. 1915 - 2017)

Born about 24 Nov 1915 in Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Marie (Johnson) Finch — married 17 Dec 1938 in McClain, Oklahoma, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 2017 at about age 101 in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

Earl was born about 1916. Posted on his FIndAGrave "Earl Fredrick Finch, age 101, of Norman, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 in Norman. Earl was born November 24, 1915 in Noble, OK, the oldest of 2 boys born to Ernest Fredrick Finch and Bessie Edna (Blair) Finch.

At two years of age, Earl’s father passed, and Bessie later married George Haxel. Together they had one daughter. They settled on the Haxel family farm near Washington. Earl learned at a very young age the value of hard work, as he began managing the everyday tasks of the family farm at the age of 13. On December 17, 1938, Earl married Dorothy Marie Johnson in Purcell, and together they raised two children, son, Keith and daughter, Judy. Earl farmed until 1955, when they moved to Norman. He began working for the University of Oklahoma, later retiring as Shop Foreman of the Engineering Research Shop. Earl served the Lord faithfully as a member of Trinity Baptist and later First Baptist Church in Norman for more than 50 years. He loved being outdoors and spending time at the family homestead. Earl’s greatest gift to us all was his love for life, and he enjoyed each and every day. He was a happy, kind and generous man, and a great friend to many! He will be dearly missed!

He was preceded in death by: His wife, Dorothy Finch in 2012; Daughter, Judy Finch Freeman in 2015; His parents, Ernest Finch and George and Bessie Haxel and His siblings, Leroy Finch and Iola Haxel Mitchell.

Earl leaves behind: His son, Keith Finch and wife Burlyn of Purcell; 7 grandchildren, Karen Wahl and husband Brad of Mount Juliet, TN, Eric Freeman of Monroe, WA, Anne Mahlmann of Lake Stevens, WA, Brian Finch and wife Melynee of Colorado Springs, Emily Williams of Houston, TX, Sally Stone and husband Greg of Atlanta, GA and Emily Cripps and husband Jim of Pleasant View, TN; 15 great grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, July 7, 2017 at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Washington Cemetery in Washington."

Burial is at Washington Cemetery Washington, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

1. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1W-JRK : accessed 17 March 2018), Earl Finch in household of Horace G Blair, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States; citing ED 14, sheet 1A, line 12, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1456; FHL microfilm 1,821,456.
2. "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2N2-N3FL : 3 February 2017), Earl Finch, 1925.
3. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWD-LBY : accessed 17 March 2018), Earl Finch in household of George P Haxel, Perry, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 10A, line 48, family 187, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1912; FHL microfilm 2,341,646.
4. "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2N1-1SWV : 3 February 2017), Earl Finch, 1933.
5. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-7FC6 : 3 November 2017), Earl F Finch and Dorothy Marie Johnson, 1938.
6. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBV2-8WP : accessed 17 March 2018), Earl Finch, Colbert Township, McClain, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44-4, sheet 3B, line 69, family 52, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3308.
7. Find A Grave: Memorial #180883263