Elbert A. Finley (Bud)
March 23, 1934 - October 23, 2024
Elbert "Bud" A. Finley, 90, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. Elbert was born March 23, 1934, in Carthage, Missouri, to Elbert W. Finley and Stella Mae (Hicks) Finley. Elbert worked at Carthage Water and Electric Power as a lineman from 1968 until his retirement in 1996. He was also a member of Risen Ranch Cowboy Church.
Elbert was united in marriage to Margaret Tipping in 1954; Margaret (Tipping) Cobaugh preceded him in death on January 20, 2017. Elbert married Frances (Jeans) Knorpp on January 1, 1981, in Jasper County, Missouri; she survives.
Elbert is survived by his wife, Frances; 11 children, Linda Steele, Carol Cobaugh, Pamela Finley (David), Barbara Finley, Johnny Tipping, Barbara Hirshey (Dennis), and David Finley (Pamela), all of Diamond, Missouri, Angela Knorpp and Margaret Wooldridge, both of Carthage, Missouri, Susan Hill (Troy) and Jacob Frank Knorpp, II (Renee) both of Joplin, Missouri; one brother, John Finley of Salem, Oregon; two sisters, Mary Roucker of Neosho, Missouri and Helen Brock of Carthage, Missouri; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
Elbert is preceded in death by his parents, Elbert and Stella Finley; a son, Bert Finley (May 12, 2022); and a sister, Marie Hamilton.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at Ulmer Funeral Home in Carthage, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 28, 2024. Burial will be at Fidelity Cemetery, also in Carthage.
Contributions may be made to Fidelity Cemetery in care of Ulmer Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be made at
www.ulmerfh.com
Arrangements are under the care and direction of Ulmer Funeral Home.
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