Cameron Finley

WILKESBORO - Mr. William Cameron Finley, 22, of Wilkesboro, died unexpectedly Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009, at his home. Services of Witness to the Resurrection will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at First Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro, with the Rev. Drs. Benton J. Trawick and N. Nelson Granade Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church, Cameron's home church. A private burial will be held prior to the service in Scenic Memorial Gardens. Cameron was born in Wilkes County on April 9, 1987, to Thomas Cameron "Cam" and Tammy Owens Finley. He graduated from Wilkes Central High School, where he was involved in football and baseball. Cameron was a fourth-generation Eagle Scout in Troop 336. He attended Appalachian State University and was a student at The Art Institute in Durham. Cameron was a member of North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church, where he was active in The Youth Mission Team. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Betty Owens Benton and William Emerson Owens. He is survived by his parents, of the home; one sister, Allison Blair Finley of the home; one brother, Robert Tate Finley of the home; girlfriend, Blaire Warren of Boone; maternal grandfather, Clarence Benton of Wilkesboro; paternal grandparents, Gordon and Carolina Finley of Wilkesboro; aunts and uncles, Debbie Owens Pardue and fiance, Gary Booth, Jeff and Micki Owens, Allen and Jackie Finley, Katie Finley Smithey, David Smithey, Chris and Kendal Privette, Vince Foote and Carol Finley, and Mary Finley; cousins, Denny Pardue, Cory Pardue, Joseph Owens, Parks Smithey, Abby Smithey, Hank Privette, Jack Privette, Madeline Finley, Zoe Foote, Zane Foote and Kyle Barger. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rainbow Center, 507 Courthouse Drive, Wilkesboro, N.C. 28697 or North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church Children's Music Fund, 804 E St., North Wilkesboro, N.C. 28659. Online condolences may be made at www.reinssturdivant.com.