Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Willie “Bill” Nathaniel Finch, age 86 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Mr. Finch was born in Monroe, Georgia a son of the late Thomas Alfred Finch and the late Lena Jacks Finch. A member of Union Baptist Church, Mr. Finch retired from Brown Transport after twenty - two years and along with his family, operated a successful cattle farm in Jackson County. In addition to his parents, Mr. Finch is preceded by a sister, Sue Hunter and a brother, Charles Finch.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-nine years, Shirley Simmons Finch of Jefferson. Two sons, Tommy Finch of Jefferson and Tim Finch and his wife Gwen of Jefferson. Sister, Linda Jane Bass of Smithville, Tennessee. Five grandchildren, Cutler, Cain, Ty, Billy and Shara also survive.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 P.M. Friday, July 26, 2019 from the Chapel of Evans Funeral Home with Reverend Tony Powers officiating with burial to follow in Evans Memory Gardens. Gentlemen honored as pallbearers are Cutler Finch, Cain Finch, Dwight Cooper, Jimmy McDonald, Ty Finch and Billy Finch. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Thursday, July 25, 2019.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 105 Westpark Drive, Suite C, Athens, Georgia 30606.
Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia. 706-367-5467