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Grace M. Leigh Finger   #7191
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Born
31 Mar 1919
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Ivy Hill, Haywood, North Carolina
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24 Mar 2011
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Haywood County, North Carolina
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     approx. age 92


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Found her on the 1930 Ivy Hill, Haywood, North Carolina census (dist 14 img 23) as Grace Finger age 10.

Grace Leigh Finger Woody, age 91, of Maggie Valley, NC was born in Haywood County, NC on Apr. 30, 1919 and passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Haywood Lodge and Retirement.

A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Sarah Eliza Mehaffey Finger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur D. Woody, who died in 1983, and three sisters, Ruth Finger, Wilma Sease, and Georgia Clark.

She retired from Haywood Community College where she had worked in the Human Resources Department. Grace was a member of Maggie Valley United Methodist Church where she was a pillar of the church. She was instrumental in all aspects of the church, especially developing many programs including the youth program. Grace was also the supervisor of the Haywood County Schools Food Program and also part of the home extension office teaching communities the art of cooking. Grace was known for her delicious cooking and baking pies. She is survived by two sons, one daughter, three sisters, two brothers, four grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.


                                                                    | Solomon Finger  1823
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                                  | Jacob Hebron Leander Finger  1860| 
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                                  |                                 | Elizabeth Catherine Setzer 1823 
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| John Calvin Finger 1894         |
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|                                 | Elizabeth Carter 1868           |
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|                                                                   | Mary Walldrop  
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|- Grace M. Leigh Finger   
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| Sarah Elizabeth Mehaffey 1900   |
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