Agnes \Sissy\"" Finley Obituary (1916 - 2009)

\ \ Miss Agnes Sissy Finley, of Madisonville, KY passed away at 8:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at Regional Medical Center. \ She was born in Madisonville and had been an elementary school teacher at Hall Street and Grapevine Schools. She was also a teacher at Cloverport and Fort Knox Military Base. \ Miss. Finley was the daughter of the late Dr. Austin Flint Finley and Mary Agnes (Salmon) Finley. \ She was a graduate of Christian College in Missouri and Western Kentuckys Teachers College. She was a member of First Christian Church in Madisonville where she taught Sunday School and Daily Vacation Bible School. Miss Finley was also a member of the Prosody Club, local poetry club, the National Society for the Preservation of Historical Places and the Delta Kappa Gamma Society. She was an avid sports fan. She enjoyed Madisonville North Hopkins Maroons, the Atlanta Braves, and UK Basketball. \ She is survived by two sisters, Mary Hart Finley and Jane Rash (Finley) Bone both of Madisonville; and a niece Mary Agnes Bone of Louisville, KY and two nephews, Flint Finley Bone and James Rash Bone both of Madisonville. \ Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 19, 2009 at the Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Don McLaughlin and Robert Cottner officiating with burial to follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Madisonville. \ Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. on Saturday at the funeral home. \ Pallbearers will be Matthew Bone, Ben Bone, Aaron Bone, Flint Bone, James Rash Bone and Tom Ashmore. \ Memorial contributions may be made to the Hopkins County Madisonville Public Library. Envelope will be available at the funeral home. \