Helen FOSTER^{[1, 2, 3]}

1934 - 2023  (89 years)

• Name	Helen FOSTER  [4, 5]
  Birth	1934	Erwin, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  HIST	She was from Erwin, Tennessee of Sumter, South Carolina of Lexington, South Carolina HELEN FOSTER FINLEY Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2023 6:00 am LEXINGTON - Helen Foster Finley, 89, widow of Robert "Bob" Walter Finley, died on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at Lexington Medical Center. Born in Erwin, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Larkin Foster and Minta Farner Foster. Mrs. Finley was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Sumter, until she and Bob moved to Village at Southlake in Lexington, when they joined Lexington Baptist Church. She was the former choir director and organist at Mayesville Presbyterian Church and at Southern Methodist Church in Sumter. She was also an organist for numerous funeral homes. She retired from First Federal Savings & Loan (BB&T). She also worked at Colonial Packaging Co. until she was 80. Any time she was able to use her gifted musical talents, she enjoyed doing so for many decades. She was an excellent cook and blessed many friends and family with her homestyle cooking skills. Surviving are three daughters, Jan Kaneft (Bill) of Columbia, Brenda Brittingham (Truitt) of Lexington and Myra Lynch of Lexington; a brother, Harold Foster of Garden City; seven grandchildren, Beau Kaneft (Alle), Brent Kaneft (Jess), Meredith Pendley (Nick), J.T. Brittingham III (Mari), Caroline McEntire (Morgan), Matthew Artem Lynch and Vera Grace Lynch; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Dan Williams officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Private burial will be held in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Samaritan's Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 or to Campus Crusade for Christ (Mari Brittingham), give.cru.org/0849651. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [1, 3, 4]
  _UID	856D235E07424B519D4D4F795FF793BEB1D3
  Death	25 Oct 2023	Lexington Medical Center, Lexington County, South Carolina
  Burial	4 Nov 2023	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [3]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I149657	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Larkin FOSTER   d. Bef 25 Oct 2023
  Mother	Minta FARNER   d. Bef 25 Oct 2023
  _UID	3A7EC732951F4C0F8259F2197B4AE85FB2DF
  _UID	3A7EC732951F4C0F8259F2197B4AE85FB2DF
  Family ID	F87336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Walter “Bob” FINLEY,   b. 1929, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina d. 27 Apr 2023, Lexington Medical Center Extended Care, Lexington, South Carolina (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	Abt 23 Apr 1955  [4]
  _UID	C158C75DAFB941A8BA0C4F94034BBB2363D4
  _UID	C158C75DAFB941A8BA0C4F94034BBB2363D4
  Children	1. Reverend Jan FINLEY   2. Brenda FINLEY   3. Myra FINLEY
  Family ID	F102331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 May 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S30844] Robert Walter Finley. [S19638] Ervin S. Finley. [S31346] Helen Foster Finley. [S5088] 50th Anniversary - Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Finley. [S12004] Our Very Newest.