Alberta Stacks Finger

Alberta Stacks Finger SALISBURY - Alberta Stacks Finger, affectionately called "Bert," age 79, of 1426 W. Monroe St., died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at Rowan Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Mrs. Finger was born April 5, 1926, in Lincolnton to the late Thurlowe and Maude Henry Stacks. She was a graduate of the public schools of Rowan County and was a graduate of Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem. She was an educator in the Charlotte/Mecklenburg School System. Mrs. Finger was a member of Soldiers Memorial AME Zion Church, where she was a deaconess; and a member of the Women 's Home Overseas Missionary Society, Salisbury Meals on Wheels, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and Rose of Sharon Chapter No.1 OES. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Ray Finger Sr., in 1968. She is survived by son Calvin Ray Finger Jr. and wife Lucinda Elaine and daughter Carolyn Harris and husband Jeffrey, all of Salisbury; sister Estelle Friday of Charlotte; and five grandchildren. Services : Funeral services are Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Soldier 's Memorial AME Zion Church with the Rev. Dr. Murray Edwards, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at the U.S. National Cemetery on Military Avenue. Visitation : Visitation is 30 minutes prior to the funeral at the church. The family is also receiving friends at the home of her son at 1426 W. Monroe St. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Soldier 's Memorial Capital Campaign Fund. Noble and Kelsey Funeral home is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to noblekelsey@aol.com.