Jonathan Finch

Jonathan Matthew Finch, 60, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born July 5, 1958, in St. Louis. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Lehman and Dolores Keithly Finch. Jonathan married Regina Ann Clark on May 28, 1994. They have one son, Connor Matthew Finch of the home.

He was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and received degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Southeast Missouri State University.

Jonathan was an avid researcher and reader. He loved to learn and share knowledge with others so they may also know about the world. Jonathan was a gifted musician. He began playing drums at the age of 6 and became the lead drum instructor for Shivelbines Music Store at 16. Jonathan played and performed in many bands, such as Aldeano, Kash Band and Peach Creek.

He, Regina and Connor lived in St. Louis, where he was employed as a computer programmer with AMDOCS. They returned to Cape Girardeau in 2009, and Jonathan was an employee of Five Star Trucking Inc. Jonathan considered his greatest accomplishments his family and being a loving husband and father.

Loving survivors include his wife, Regina Ann Finch, and son, Connor Matthew Finch of Jackson; two brothers, Rock (Rachel) Finch and Dan (Sally) Finch; two sisters, Christy Dubs of Cape Girardeau and Jan Finch of Texas; two stepsiblings, Nadine (Tom) Hampton of Texas and Charles (Linda) Finch of California; nieces and nephews, Carrie (Leland) Woelk, Molly (Daniel) Yingling, Graham (Stacia) Finch, Emily Finch, and William, John and Jacob McFarland; and five great-nieces and -nephews. He is also survived by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Allen and Ruth Ann Clark of Glenallen, Missouri.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kimberly Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow at Glenallen Cemetery in Glenallen.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to an educational fund for his son, Connor Finch. Donations may be made at any The Bank of Missouri branch. Please make checks payable to the Benefit Fund for Connor Finch.

Online condolences may be shared at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.