By Staff
Walnut Hill, Fla.
Mr. Joseph Herman Findley, 96, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at a Pensacola hospital. He was a native of Brooklyn and a member of the Walnut Hill community since 1999 coming from Century where he worked for Alger Sullivan as a night watchman. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Esther Mae Findley; his son, Carlton Findley; his daughter, Elsie Housman; his granddaughter, Sandra Marie Hunt; and an infant grandson, Joseph Findley.
He is survived by a son, Alvin Winston Findley of Orange Park, Fla.; a daughter, Joyce (Mark) Harrison of Walnut Hill, a daughter-in-law, Ruth (Wilbur) Graves of Flomaton; a brother, Albert Findley of Foley; two sisters, Mabel Brantley and Gladys Blackmon, both of Brewton; 10 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, March 28, at 2 p.m. at Flomaton Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. G.W. Birdsong and the Rev. Wilbur Graves officiating. Burial followed at Pleasant Home Holiness Church Cemetery with Flomaton Funeral Home directing. Pallbearers were Jason Findley, Jon Findley, Robert Warr, Bill Blackmon, David Brantley and Gary Brantley.