Dewey Finley

Dewey Finley

Dewey Finley Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 9, 2018.
Dewey passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017. Dewey was a resident of Horse Cave, Kentucky at the time of passing. The first of four children born to Melville Anderson Gibson and Velma Atha Shuyler of Freedom, OK, she attended college at Northwestern State University and graduated the University of Oklahoma (OU) in '47 with a BA in Journalism. Arrangements include a private cremation by JC Kirby & Son Lovers Lane Chapel, and a memorial service at HIM in Bowling Green. Final interment will be at Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery, El Dorado AR, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, make any memorial donations to the OU School of Journalism, or HIM Congregation.

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