Mary Elizabeth Heady Finley passed from this life on June 13, 2025 in her home surrounded by her family.  She was reunited with the love of her life, Lonnie Finley.

Mary was born January 24, 1935 to Tolbert Heady and Linnie Nabors Heady in Sparta, TN.  She graduated from White County High School and soon after met and married Lonnie, her husband of 69 years.

Mary worked at Sparta Shirt Factory, Thomas Industries and then retired after 25 years from Mallory Timers. She was a hard worker and willingly sacrificed for her family.  She was kind and caring.  She helped many people over the years and never wanted recognition.  She was fun-loving and never said no to a game of UNO, Dominos or Bingo!

Mary worked hard and she also loved hard.  She was always striving to make a good life for her family.  Her grand children and great-grandchildren were her greatest treasure!  She spent countless hours teaching them to love God, each other and the people around them.  She left her whole family an example and legacy of strength, caring and love.

She will be greatly missed but it's a comfort to know that Mom and Dad are now reunited with each other and with their savior.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband Lonnie, son Jerry, brothers Marvin, Hewey, Dewey and JD Heady, sister Vonna Norris and son-in-law Ronnie Jolley.

Left to cherish her memory are daughters: Beverly Jolley, Lisa Carter (Mike) and Angela King (JT).

Grandchildren:  Amy Jones (Jason), Ashley Umberger (Teague), Amber Franklin (Levi), Audrey King, Gage King, Blake Carter (Sidney) and Jared Carter (Ashlyn)

Great grandchildren:  Laklyn Noseworthy (Miles), Mia Chinchilla

Brother:  Henry Heady

Sisters-in-law: Maxine Selby, Cathy Stamper and Carol Nash

Brother-in-law: Loyd Finley

Numerous nieces and nephews

Special Thank You to Lisa Richards and Gail Dabbs, we cannot express in words what all of the love and care that you gave to our sweet mama means to us!

Hospice of Tennessee:  Madison and Sarah

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00pm Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Copeland's Chapel Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 11:00am Tuesday at Hunter Funeral Home. Danny Lane will officiate.

J.T. King, Gage King, Mike Carter, Blake Carter, Levi Franklin, Teague Umberger and Todd Officer will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Clouse Cemetery Fund in care of Hunter Funeral Home, PO Box 90, Sparta, TN 38583