OTIS C. FINLEY

BERTRAND -- Otis C. Finley, 94, of Bertrand died Sunday, May 21, 1995, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

He was born Nov. 2, 1900, in Paris, Tenn., the son of Jasper and Florence Lemons Finley. He married Ada Davis in 1919, and she preceded him in death in 1940. He married Pearl Reed in 1943, and she preceded him in death on May 9, 1992.

Finley was a retired farmer and a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Bertrand. He also was a member of the Charleston Odd Fellows Lodge.

Survivors include a son, Ulas Finley of Norman, Okla.; a brother, Vernon Finley of Cape Girardeau; 16 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three sons, a daughter, two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the Shelby Funeral Home in Charleston, where an Odd Fellows service will be at 7:30 p.m. Friends also may call after noon Tuesday at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, where funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. W. T. Metcalf will officiate, and burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Charleston.