Ted Earl Finnell

Funeral services for Mr. Ted Earl Finnell, 64, of Cookeville, Tennessee, will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at Anderson - Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro, TN. Burial will follow in the Burris Cemetery in the Cummins Mill community of Jackson County. The family will receive friends on Friday from 2 P.M. - 9 P. M., and on Saturday from 9 A.M. until time of services. He passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN. He was born June 9, 1946, in Elgin, IL, to the late Noble Anderson Finnell and Mildred Ellinges Finnell. On May 12, 2003, he was married to Wanda Hunter Finnell, who survives. He was a factory worker, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He was of the Baptist faith, and in his retirement years, spent a lot of time fishing with his buddies at Twin Lakes Catfish Farm. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 1 Sister: Rosemarie Finnell Wozniak. Survivors include his Wife: Wanda Hunter Finnell of Cookeville, TN; 4 Sons: Michael Finnell of Oregon, James Finnell of Oregon, Teddy Finnell of Illinois, and Chad Meadows of Illinois; and 1 Brother: Kenneth Allen Finnell. Several Step- Children, Grandchildren, and Great-Grandchildren also survive. Steve Bowman will officiate at the services. Memorial donations may be made to the Finnell Family by contacting the funeral home. Funeral Home Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home, Inc. 2131 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy. P.O. Box 398 Gainesboro TN - 38562 US 931-268-1550 931-268-1552