Grand Lee FINCHER

1919 - 2006  (87 years)

• Name	Grand Lee FINCHER  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Jan 1919	Bardwell, Ellis, Texas, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1943
  	welder
  Military	12 Nov 1943	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
  	Military
  Death	20 Nov 2006	Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA   [6]
  Obituary	22 Nov 2006	Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
  Obituary
  Funeral services for Grand Lee "G. L." Fincher, 87, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 24, 2006, at Allan Fuller Funeral Home Chapel in Wills Point with Bro. Gary Huggins officiating. Interment will follow at Union Grove Cemetery north of Wills Point. He passed away Monday morning, November 20, 2006, at his residence. Grand Lee was born January 15, 1919, in Bardwell, Texas, the son of Richard Thomas Fincher and Bell Elizabeth Armstrong Fincher. He was raised in Peeltown. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during World War II. On August 3, 1943, Grand Lee was married to Frances Nell McCarter in Dallas. He was a retired truck driver for Roadway Express and was also employed by Herrin Feed & Seed in Wills Point and J&D Feed in Wills Point. He owned and operated Fincher's Sanitation Service. He lived in the Seagoville and Pleasant Grove areas prior to moving to Wills Point in 1969. He was of the Baptist faith. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Frances Nell Fincher on June 20, 2005; son, Ricky Lee Fincher on April 23, 2005; two brothers, George Thomas Fincher and Richard Fincher and a sister, Elizabeth Bettinger. He is survived by his four sons, Edward Fincher & wife, Margie, of Farmers Branch, Ronny Fincher & wife, Laura, of Garland, Randy Fincher & wife, Pamela, of Wills Point and Rodney Fincher, of Wills Point; daughter, Dorothy Sehorn, of Tawakoni; daughter-in-law, Tomi Fincher, of Seagoville; two brothers, Troy Fincher, of Rhode Island and Howard Fincher, of Arizona; twelve grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
  Burial	24 Nov 2006	Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA
  	Address: Union Grove Cemetery Texas Van Zandt County, welder
  Person ID	I129	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2015

  
  

  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 - 15 Jan 1919 - Bardwell, Ellis, Texas, USA Military - Military - 12 Nov 1943 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Death - 20 Nov 2006 - Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA Obituary - Obituary - 22 Nov 2006 - Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA Burial - Address: Union Grove Cemetery Texas Van Zandt County, welder - 24 Nov 2006 - Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S1292] Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, Grand Lee. [S1108] Birth Certificate, Fincher, Glenn Lee #1569. [S1292] Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, Grand Lee. 15 Jan 1919, Ellis County [S1108] Birth Certificate, Fincher, Glenn Lee #1569. 15 Jan 1919, 3 miles east of Bardwell, Texas [S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, Grand Lee. 15 Jan 1919 [S528] SSDI, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, Grand Lee. [S1249] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, (FamilySearch.org), Fincher, Richard. to Bell Armstrong, 17 Aug 1912, Navarro County