Individual Details
Fay Beers Finney
(20 Feb 1895 - 15 May 1968)
Fay Beers Finney registered for the World War I draft at Grant Co., Wisconsin. He states he was born Feb. 20, 1895 at Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin. He is doing mine drilling. He is single.
Gravestone states Wis Cpl 553 Motor Truck Co MTC WW I.
Obituary provided by the Grant County Genealogical Society: Fay Finney. Services were held at Platteville Saturday for Fay Finney, 73 a life long resident, who died May 15. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion. He operated the Finney Machine Shop until his retirement in 19?? He invented a portable lift and designed a built road, industrial and mining machinery. He is survived by his wife Marel; daughter Mrs. James Colle, Rockford; and a sister Miss Mildred Finney, Madison, Wis.
Gravestone states Wis Cpl 553 Motor Truck Co MTC WW I.
Obituary provided by the Grant County Genealogical Society: Fay Finney. Services were held at Platteville Saturday for Fay Finney, 73 a life long resident, who died May 15. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion. He operated the Finney Machine Shop until his retirement in 19?? He invented a portable lift and designed a built road, industrial and mining machinery. He is survived by his wife Marel; daughter Mrs. James Colle, Rockford; and a sister Miss Mildred Finney, Madison, Wis.
Events
| Birth | 20 Feb 1895 | Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin |  | ||
| Death | 15 May 1968 | | |||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin | |
Families
| Spouse | Marel Grace Deppe (1901 - 1985) |
| Father | Alton D. Finney (1856 - 1919) |
| Mother | Fannie Anna Kirkpatrick (1869 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Clancey Milo Finney (1892 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Esther Finney (1897 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Mildred Gertrude Finney (1903 - 1975) |
| Father | Alton D. Finney (1856 - 1919) |
| Mother | Luella Beers (1868 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Clancey Milo Finney (1892 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Mildred Gertrude Finney (1903 - 1975) |
Endnotes
1. World War I Draft Registration.
2. Wisconsin State Historical Society (n.p: www.wisconsinhistory.org/vitalrecords, n.d).
3. Social Security Death Index.
4. Grant County Genealogical Society, Platteville, Wisconsin.
5. Grant County Genealogical Society, Platteville, Wisconsin.