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Visitation:
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church in Atlanta
Service:
Graveside service on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 3
p.m. at the Atlanta Cemetery.
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Fred R. Finchum passed away on
Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 10:53 p.m. at his home.
Visitation for Mr. Finchum will be held on Tuesday,
May 2, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church in Atlanta.
Graveside funeral services led by Mr. Randy Brooks
will be on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at
the Atlanta Cemetery. You may join his family for a
celebration of life at the Union Hall, 114 SW Arch
St, Atlanta, following the graveside service.
Fred R. Finchum was born October 11, 1946, in
Quincy, the son of Fred O. and Ruth S. Rademaker
Finchum. He was united in marriage to Susan N.
Rohlfs on April 27, 1968. She survives.
Fred is survived by his wife, four children: Mark
Finchum, Ron Finchum, Bryan (Amber) Finchum, and
Michelle (Drew) Finchum-Olson; thirteen
grandchildren: Brooke, Kate, and Shelby Finchum,
Brayden (Mandi), Brodee, and Daulton Finchum,
Alexis, Paige, and Kennadie Finchum, and Nic, Ty,
Tessa, and Cal Olson; three step-grandchildren:
Kylee, Jordon, and Marriah; one sister, Jayne (John)
Cross; and one brother, James (Carol) Finchum.
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He was preceded in death by one
sister, Joyce Finchum, and one grandson, Grant
Finchum.
Fred was a 1964 graduate of
Hartsburg-Emden High School, and then a 1966
graduate of Lincoln College. He retired from Country
Companies after 34 years as a manager of credit
billing services. Fred was civically minded and gave
of his time to the Olympia School Board (12 years),
Atlanta City Council (12 years), and as Mayor of
Atlanta (14 years). His passion was watching his
grandkids play sports. And his love of softball and
baseball led Fred to manage the Atlanta Little
League and Sports Complex fields for 40 years.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Little League.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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