John Finney

JOHN CLARENCE FINNEY (SP5) RETIRED AGE 64, OF COPPERAS COVE DIED SUNDAY APRIL 24, 2011 IN COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD MONDAY MAY 2, 2011 AT 10 AM AT THE CENTRAL TEXAS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS. JOHN WAS BORN NOVEMBER 15, 1946 IN ALTURAS CA. TO THE UNION OF JOHN AND ELSIE JOHNSON FINNEY. JOHN SERVED WITH THE US ARMY FROM 1964 TO 1985. HE SERVED IN VIETNAM AND KOREA. HIS DECORATIONS INCLUDES ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL(W1 OLC) ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (WSILVER 2 LOOPS) NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON OVERSEAS SERVICE RIBBON (NUMERAL 3) VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL (W3BRONZE SERVICE STARS) REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL VIETNAMESE CROSS OF GALLANTRY (W PALM) NCO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RIBBON (NUMERAL 2) DRIVER AND MECHANIC BADGE. JOHN AND MYONG HWA KIM WERE UNITED IN MARRIAGE MARCH 20, 1978 IN KOREA. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE MYONG HWA FINNEY OF COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS DAUGHTERS SHARON FINNEY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AND SAROL FINNEY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS. SISTERS MARILYN WRIGHT OF MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA, CAROLY TAYLOR AND HUSBAND CASEY OF WILBURTON, OKLAHOMA, SUSIE ABEL OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA AND JOANN HOUGH OF FAIRVIEW, OKLAHOMA.FIVE NIECES AND THREE NEPHEWS. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO HERITAGE CARE HOSPICE 451 E. CENTRAL TEXAS EXPRESSWAY SUITE C HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS 76548.