Robert Finnell
Robert E. Finnell
Robert Edwin Finnell, 84, of Front Royal, Virginia, died Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Winchester Medical Center.
Robert was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 31, 1928. He was the son of Marshall Finnell and Evelyn Suthard Hampton, and the step-son of Herman Hampton.
He served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict aboard the USS Wisconsin. Afterwards, he was a Mobil Oil dealer in Falls Church, Virginia for 43 years. Robert was a member of the Alexandria Free Methodist Church and attended Asbury United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Dorothy Lake; his son, Robert; his daughter, Janice Gibson and son-in-law, Bill. He has five grandchildren, Dustin Finnell, Christina, William and Ryan Gibson, and Collin Finnell. He also has oen great-grandson, Carter Finnell.
Visitation will be held at Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal on Thursday, September 19 between 7 and 9 P.M. The funeral service, conducted by Rev. Sherry Waddell, at Maddox Funeral Home, will be held on Friday, September 20 at 2 P.M. Interment will immediately follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Asbury United Methodist Church in care of Judith McClosky, 547 Rawley Ridge, Front Royal, VA 22630.
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