Mr. Vermont Finney Sr.

FINNEY, Mr. Vermont Sr. - age 73, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1035 E. Carpenter Rd. with funeral service commencing at 12 p.m. Pastor Patrick W. Sanders, Sr. officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Association, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Wednesday. Mr. Finney will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Mr. Finney was Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Army. Mr. Vermont Finney, Sr. was born November 4, 1940 in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Jobbie and Vera (Robinson) Finney. He came to Flint, Michigan at an early age where he graduated from Mt. Morris High School. Vermont served as a Staff Sargent in the United States Army until 1962 when he was Honorably Discharged. He landed a job at Chevrolet Metal Fabricating Plant, a division of General Motors and began attending Mott Community College while working his way up to becoming a Journeyman. He work as a Pipefitter in Chevrolet Metal Fab until his retirement in 1994, after 32 years of service. Vermont was active in the labor union and local politics, as well as being a great friend to all who knew him. You could never have a conversation with Vermont without him leaving you being just a little bit wiser. Vermont loved fishing and boating before his health failed and he would often tell anyone he met not to smoke. He was a member of New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church, a founding member of the King’s Men Choir and also served on the New Jerusalem Security Team greeting everyone at the door. Mr. Vermont Finney, Sr. leaves to cherish his memory: wife of 51 years, Rosie Finney; daughter, Elizabeth Finney; son, Vuai Finney; 3 grandchildren, Quenton (Trina) Finney of Minneapolis, MN, Shatia Mister of Houston, TX and Bianca Mister of Flint; 2 great-grandchildren, Kaleb Finney and Kari Mister; 2 sisters, Verlon Buckwheat and Vanessa Scruggs of Flint; 3 sisters-in-law, Evelyn Echols of Irving, TX, Renell Echols of Flint and Pastor Janice (Fredrick) McHaney of Mt. Morris, MI; 2 brothers-in-law, William Angelo Echols, Sr. and Samuel Lee Smith, both of Flint; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins including favorite cousin, Norma Jean Robinson of Flint; a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. Finney was preceded in death by his son, Vermont Finney, Jr.; granddaughter, Marquita Finney; mother, Vera Scruggs; sister, Venita Patrick; nephew, Devroe Bridges; father and mother-in-law, Robert and Gertrude Echols, Jr.; 2 brothers-in-law, Issiede and Willie Echols; sister-in-law, Pastor Brenda Echols-Smith; 3 aunts, 1 uncle and 1 cousin. The family would like to express their special thanks to Pastor Patrick W. Sanders, Sr. and the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church family, Dea. Ralph Pea, the King’s Men Choir, special thanks to Tony Floyd, Nicole Lee-Mays and all caring family and friends.

Mr. Vermont Finney Sr.

November 4, 1940 - July 8, 2014