George Thomas FINCHER b. 1 Jul 1917 , Rusk, Texas, USA d. 11 Dec 1997 , Wichita, Texas, USA: An Armstrong & A Heffernan

1917 - 1997 (80 years)

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Name	George Thomas FINCHER [1]
Birth	1 Jul 1917	, Rusk, Texas, USA [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Census	1940	, Dallas, Texas, USA
ED 255-157, pg 6B
Precinct 1 Joe Thomas Fincher Head M 23 Texas Lula Bell Fincher Wife F 25 Texas Wendell J Fincher Son M 1 Texas Troy Fincher Brother M 13 Texas They lived in Ellis County in 1935.
Occupation	1942
	truck driver
Military	4 Jun 1942	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
	Military
	PFC, Silver Star, Purple Heart, born 1 Jun 1916
Census	26 Apr 1950	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
ED 259-470, pg 80
3603 Mt Washington George T Fincher head 32 Texas Melba R Fincher wife 24 Oklahoma Sammie L Fincher son 1 Texas Vivian J Hardin s-in-law 27 Oklahoma Bennie R Hardin b-in-law 20 Oklahoma George is the warehouse foreman for a wholesale furniture company. Bennie is a stockman in a mail order house. Vivian is a toll operator for the phone company.
Death	11 Dec 1997	, Wichita, Texas, USA [5, 6]
Obituary	15 Dec 1997	Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Obituary
DEVOL, Okla. - George Thomas Fincher, 81, of Devol, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Couch of Cache, a former pastor, and the Rev. Charles E. Kriss of Cache, interim pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Grandfield Memorial Cemetery by Gray Funeral Home of Grandfield. Mr. Fincher was born in Rusk County, Texas, where he attended schools and worked as a floor covering specialist for William Volker and Co. for more than 32 years. He also worked for the city of Morgan's Point Resort for five years before retiring in 1980. He moved to Devol in 1985. Mr. Fincher married Melba Ruth Hardin in 1944 at Lawton. He enlisted in the Army in 1942 in Dallas and served in Sicily, Italy, and other areas of American occupation during World War II. He received the American Theater Campaign Medal, EAME Campaign Medal, Silver Star, Victory Ribbon, Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. Mr. Fincher was a member of First Baptist Church in Devol. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Sammy Lee of Salado, Texas, Larry Wayne of Cookie Town and Wendell Thomas of Mabank, Texas; a daughter, Debra Lynn Weatherbee of Amarillo; four brothers, Howard Wesley of Mesquite, Nev., Grand Lee of Lake Tawakoni, Texas, Troy Norman of North Kingston, R.I., and Richard Alvin of California; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church of Devol.
Burial	15 Dec 1997	Grandfield, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA
	Address: Grandfield Memorial Cemetery Oklahoma Tillman County, ED 255-157, pg 6B
Person ID	I128	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
Last Modified	13 Dec 2024

Father	Richard Thomas FINCHER, b. 5 Jul 1893, , , Alabama, USA d. 11 Nov 1959, Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA (Age 66 years)
Mother	Bell Elizabeth ARMSTRONG, b. 19 Nov 1896, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA d. 15 Aug 1928, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age 31 years)
Marriage	17 Aug 1912	, Navarro, Texas, USA [7]
Photos		Fincher Family The photo is titled George Thomas Fincher. I believe it could be Richard Thomas Fincher and Bell Armstrong with one of their babies.
Family ID	F67	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Birth - 1 Jul 1917 - , Rusk, Texas, USA
	Census - ED 255-157, pg 6B - 1940 - , Dallas, Texas, USA
	Military - Military - 4 Jun 1942 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
	Census - ED 259-470, pg 80 - 26 Apr 1950 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
	Death - 11 Dec 1997 - , Wichita, Texas, USA
	Obituary - Obituary - 15 Dec 1997 - Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
	Burial - Address: Grandfield Memorial Cemetery Oklahoma Tillman County, ED 255-157, pg 6B - 15 Dec 1997 - Grandfield, Tillman, Oklahoma, USA

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Sources

[S1035] 1930 Ellis, TX, ED 30, pg 6B.
George T Fincher
[S1149] 1940 Dallas TX, ED 255-157, pg 6B.
age 23, Texas
[S1035] 1930 Ellis, TX, ED 30, pg 6B.
age 13, Texas
[S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, George T.
1 Jun 1916
[S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, George T.
11 Dec 1997, last residence - Devol, Cotton County, OK
[S558] Texas Death Index, 1964-1998, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, George Thomas.
11 Dec 1997, Wichita County, Texas
[S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, Richard.
to Bell Armstrong, 17 Aug 1912, Navarro County