 1919 - 2006 (87 years)
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| Name |
Grand Lee FINCHER [1, 2] |
| Born |
15 Jan 1919 |
Bardwell, Ellis, Texas, USA  [3, 4, 5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
1943 |
| welder |
| Military |
12 Nov 1943 |
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA |
| United States Army |
| Died |
20 Nov 2006 |
Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA [6] |
 Obituary |
22 Nov 2006 |
Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA |
| Allan Fuller Funeral Home |
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.
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| Buried |
24 Nov 2006 |
Wills Point, Van Zandt, Texas, USA |
Address:
Union Grove Cemetery
Van Zandt County
Van Zandt County, Texas |
| 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) |
| Married |
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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| Sources |
- [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
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