Dorothy Finch

Dorothy Finch

Dorothy Finch Obituary

Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jan. 7, 2011.
FINCH, Dorothy Babcock, 87, of Pamplin, passed away January 6, 2011. She was born February 24, 1923 in Williamsburg, the daughter of the late John Berry and Gertrude Blanche Hooper Babcock. Preceded in death by her husband, Finny Berry Finch, four brothers and two sisters, she is survived by one sister, Althea Ingram of Amelia, and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2011 in Shorter Funeral Home, Farmville. Interment will follow in Dale Memorial Park, Chesterfield. Contributions may be made to Prince Edward County Rescue Squad. Shorter Funeral Home of Farmville is serving the family. www.shorterfuneralhome.com


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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