Glenda "Jeanne" Finley's Obituary
Glenda “Jeanne” Finley, age 77, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018 after a brief illness. She is predeceased by her husband, Edward Finley and parents, Bertha and Clifton Henderson, all from Odessa.
Jeanne was born in Yoakum, Texas on October 2, 1941. She graduated from Odessa High School and attended Breckenridge Hospital School of Nursing in Austin where she attained her diploma as a Registered Nurse in 1962. She served as a nurse in the US Army and was stationed at West Point. Nursing was her passion, but she loved the outdoors, especially camping and fishing.
She is survived by her sister, Elaine Sherrill, of Escondido, CA and her two children, Gary Veteto, of Houston and Kathy Bosma and husband, Mark, of Kerrville. She has two grandchildren, Patsy Holmes and husband, Dakota, and William Kennedy and wife, Skye, both of Sheffield, TX, five great-grandchildren, Carli, Kelby, Shooter, Korden and Tyler Rose, and a sweet four-legged canine friend named Duchess.
Burial was held with her immediate family present at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Odessa where she was buried beside her love, Ed.
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