Dr. Jeri-Lynn Williams-Finner Ph.D.

WILLIAMS-FINNER, Dr. Jeri-Lynn, Age 58, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024. at Trinity Select Care. Family hour 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Funeral Home 10 :00 AM Wednesday. Dr.. Williams-Finner will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Tuesday, with family present to receive friends from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM. Jeri-Lynn Williams-Finner age 58, a resident of Southfield, Michigan passed away Friday August 16, 2024, at Select Specialty Care Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Jeri Lynn was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 9, 1966, to Jerome and Betty Wilborn. Since infancy she developed a close relationship with her Grandmother Lola Luster Lee who had a strong faith in God. Jeri-Lynn accepted Jesus as her personal savior and was baptized at Hartford Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Jeri-Lynn always expressed a great love and appreciation for her grandmother and the rest of her family. Jeri graduated from Powers High School in 1984. She played clarinet in the high school band, member of the debate team, and played on the girls’ basketball team. After high school, she continued her education and earned a BA, MBA, master’s degree (MA) in Education and a Doctor of Education (Ed. D) and other significant certifications. After graduating from college she moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she developed a successful career history as a senior training analyst and has worked in the legal, educational and business industries. For relaxation, Jeri-Lynn enjoyed hobbies of arts and crafts, community activities, spending time on the beach and enjoying the beauties of nature. Until her passing, she was president of the Detroit Idlewilder Club, a historic organization. After a successful career in Philadelphia, Jeri-Lynn returned home to Michigan where she met and married Wayne Finner of Detroit, Michigan on July 7, 2013. Although they had no children, Jeri Lynn had a love for children and always developed a close attachment to the children of her friends and family. When she was a young single adult, she became a god-mother to an infant of a friend and that infant has maintained contact with her throughout college to the present. She has a very close relationship with her cousin Stephanie and they describe themselves as sisters and Stephanie’s children see Jeri Lynn as an aunt rather than a second cousin. Mrs. Jeri-Lynn Williams-Finner leaves to cherish her memory: Her husband, Wayne N. Finner; mother, Dr. Betty J. Lee, Ph.D., of Grand Blanc, MI; aunts, Rosetta Luster of Kennesaw, GA and Arnetta Newton of Chicago, IL; uncle and aunt, John and Maso Demps of Grand Blanc, MI; special cousins, Stephanie, Janet Trinity, JonPaul and Summer Demps, of Farmington Hills, MI; a host other relatives and in-laws. Although Jeri-Lynn is gone from our presence, she will live forever in our hearts and our memories. Jeri-Lynn was preceded in death by her father, Jerome Wilborn; grandmother, Lola Luster Lee; uncles, Dr. Charles R. Lee and Anderson Topps.

Dr. Jeri-Lynn Williams-Finner Ph.D.

January 9, 1966 - August 16, 2024