Georgia Finney Obituary in Shelby at Enloe Mortuary

Obituary For Georgia Finney

Mrs. Georgia Boykins Finney, 85, was born near Polkville in Cleveland County, NC on January 29, 1937 to the late Waymon and Mary Shade Boykins. She left to rest in eternity with our loving Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at her home on 1905 Petty Rd. Kingstown, NC. Georgia attended Carver School in Spindale, NC stopping only to act as cook for her sharecropping family. She married at a young age and spent 46 years as the wife of the late Charlie Finney. To this union eight children were born. For years Georgia was an excellent homemaker. She worked at Shelby Plastics for a short time before working at PPG Industries in Shelby for 24 years. For a brief time she worked at PPG while also serving as the proud owner and operator of Georgia’s Country Kitchen which she operated passionately for over 30 years, retiring when her health began to fail in January, 2020.

Georgia was a faithful and longtime member of the Macedonia Baptist Church of Kingstown where she used her many talents serving as Choir leader and President, Kitchen Committee President, Missionary President, Vacation Bible School Teacher, and Sunday School and Church Secretary. Georgia enjoyed traveling as representative to both the Gold Hill and the Ebenezer Baptist Association conventions. Georgia had a knack for decorating and used her resources to provide flower arrangements, decor and furnishings to uplift God’s house. She was an excellent seamstress and often sewed outfits for choir anniversaries.

Georgia was a pillar in the Kingstown Community serving a term on the town council. She was a former member of the NAACP and Eastern Star and was a member of a gospel singing group. She also trained to become a community EMT. She was an excellent cook, and people came from near and far to eat at her restaurant. Georgia was also a gardener blessed with a greenthumb. She could make anything grow to its full potential. She loved shopping at antique stores, traveling the country to attend Finney Family reunions, designing her yard and dressing to the “T.” She loved clothes and had shoes and hats to match nearly every outfit. She loved working in her yard and perennially won the Kingstown Christmas decorations contest.

Georgia had a no nonsense approach to life and did not mince words. She made her points clear and there was no misunderstanding of where she stood on a particular matter. Her faith in God and love for her church spilled over to her children. She loved family and hosted a New Years celebration to bring them together. In addition to her parents and husband, Georgia is preceded in death by her son Jimmy Louis Finney and eldest daughter Patricia Ann Rudisill, her brothers J.W. Boykins, James Boykins, LC Boykins and Charles Boykins, her sisters Hattie Jay Johnson and Lizzie Mae Toms. She is survived by her children Edward Finney of the home, Janice Harbison, Pamela Boyce (TL), Charline Finney, Pauline Merritt (Wayne), and Douglas Finney (Alva) all of Shelby; grandchildren Stoney Finney of Boiling Springs, Tiantra Brooks (Lamont), Shamar Finney, Jerrin Finney, Tia Boyce, Jasmine Harbison, Hannah Merritt all of Shelby, Taylor Harbison of Charlotte NC and Jadin Merritt of Raleigh, NC; five great grandchildren Damarius Finney, Jayla Camp, and Tai Boyce of Shelby and Braxton and Braylen Finney of Boiling Springs; two great-great grandchildren Jace Camp and Jayden Finney of Shelby; three sisters Bernice Toms of Shelby, Dorothy Boykins and Mary Beam of Spindale; two brothers Donald Boykins and Paul Boykins of Spindale; one brother in law Willis Finney of Philadelphia, PA; a host of nieces, nephews, and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 3:00 PM at Macedonia Baptist Church Kingstown. The family will receive friends from 2:30 PM until 3:00 PM. Burial will take at the church cemetery. The service will be livestreamed starting at 2:45 PM from the Enloe Mortuary Face Book page.

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My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of Mrs. Georgia Finney🙏🏽. May the memories comfort you and give you peace during this difficult time thank you. Nancy Kilgore- Gastonia NC

Our thoughts and prayers are extended to the family. May the Lord give each of you comfort and peace. May the Lord extend upon each of you much joy from all the sweet memories of your beloved. Much love to all the family as we pray for your continued comfort and strength. - Rev Thomas Coleman and family

To The Family: You all are in my thoughts and prayers! May God give you all strength during this time and love you all!
Tawanna Belue (Woodson)

OUR Christian family, Church and neighborhood will miss this awesome woman. She lead and inspired with the grace of God and we are blessed because of her life and memories. I Thank God for her! Always, Gregory Dawkins

To my dear Auntie, rest in his arms dear Queen. How we will miss your sweet smile and soft spoken voice. To my family we extend our heartfelt sympathy to earths loss and Heavens gain. Cares all past, home at last. With love, Teresa and Jesse Houston, Julia Mae Terrell of Philadelphia, Pa.

We are praying for the peace and comfort only God can give. I know your mother/grandmother, will live on in the memories and love you have shared.

Sending all my Love and Prayers to the Family. Wylee Sellers Toms- Phenix City Alabama

Our Condolences & Prayers are with the Family 🙏🙏🙏

Words are hollow at this time. However, just know that Mrs. Georgia Ann lived a wonderful life and left behind a legacy: her children. The days ahead will be hard, but she will always be with you. With our sympathies, Nan Glover Johnson and Family Lattimore/Kingstown

May God comfort Georgia family during this time and always. Reading all the beautiful things that has been said, is absolutely right. I share so many moment with her in the Church activities. God bless her with so much talent and she live and done it all. What a blessing. I know that she live to say " Thank you Father God for your grace and mercy ". I know this lady and I'm so please. I was told as a young girl " Old Soldiers Never Die, They just fade away". Thank you Father God for her talent life we had with her. To this family, May Our Father God Conform you. She was my sister in Christ, rest on my sister, we love you.

To the Finney family,you have our condolences. May the Lord bring comfort and peace to you in the days to come. Life here as we know it will never be the same without your mother. Keep the faith in God and hold on to His promises. He alone is able and willing to fill that empty void. Reflecting back on growing up in Kingstown and attending church at Macedonia. We remember your mother was a beautiful and talented lady. She will certainly be missed by many. Phyllis Ramsey and LeMonte Mintz

Family, You all are in our thoughts and prayers. We are praying that God continues to give you strength in the days to come. Mrs. Georgia is at peace & singing in the Heavenly Choir. Love Durwin & Velvet Briscoe Be encouraged and Know that

To the Finney family: Janet, BoBo, Pam, Charline & Pauline and Dougie. You all are family, I love you all and always will. My prayers goes out to the entire Finney/Boykins family. Ms. Finney was a true mentor for me growing up at Macedonia church in my younger years and I shall never ever forget that🥰. I I luv hearing Ms. Finney sing and lord knows she could sang. We travel & song everywhere with the Young Adult Choir of Macedonia Baptist church under Ms. Finney leadership. Those were some beautiful times in life and let's not forget about all that good delicious cooking & good cakes. Ms. Finney was just marvelous and I truly learned a lot about singing from her, she put me in the right voice category. I'm going to miss Ms. Finney, but my wonderful memories of her will live on in my heart.❤️❤️❤️ I luv you all, May God give you all comfort, joy, peace and strength through this sadness. I know Ms. Finney is in a better place, just trust in God and he will bring you all through this. ❤️ Love, Jackie Glover Hopper❤️🥰

Pauline & family, Peace, Blessings & Comfort as you remember the life of your mother. Vern & Kimberly Hinton

Pam, TL and family my prayers are with you as travel down this road. Miss Georgia will be missed by all that met her. God Bless each of you. Carol McSwain

My prayers are with you all during this time.She was a beautiful lady and will be definitely missed.

My condolences to the family and praying for strength and comfort through this time of your loss. Betty Fernanders

May the GOD of Love and Peace be with you all during your hours of bereavement. Doris McKissick

Through the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ the Father of mercies , and the God who comfort, who Comfort Us in all our tribulations that we may be able to comfort them which are in trouble by the Comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. My prayers are with you Remember and it is true God will see you through.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. You are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of loss. Your mom will be greatly missed.
Elizabeth Fuller & family