Rev. Dorothy Finn, 48
Published 9:53 am Monday, August 16, 2010
CLARKSVILLE, Dec. 16 – The Reverend Dorothy Stevenson Finn, 48, died Sunday, December 14, 2008 at Meadow View Terrace in Clarksville.
The daughter of Florence I. Finn and Eugene H. Finn (de-ceased), Dorothy was a graduate of Upper Darby Senior High in Drexel Hill, PA with the class of 1979. She continued her education and graduated from Millersville State College in Millersville, PA with a major – BA in history in 1983; Union Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity in 1989; and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Master of Christian Educa-ion in 1990.
Following graduation from Millersville, Dorothy worked for the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine for several years. From 1990-1993 she was the assistant pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Clarksville, TN; 1995-2003 she was pastor of Maysville/New Church Presbyterian Church in Buckingham Court House; and in 2003 she came to Clarksville Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her mother, Dorothy is survived by a brother, David Finn, and sister and brother-in-law, Elfie and Michael Finn-McKenzie; nieces, Kristin Finn-McKenzie Lam and husband, Patrick; and Bethany Finn-McKenzie.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 20, at Clarksville Presbyterian Church.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27 at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, PA.
Please consider memorial do-nations to the following: Heifer International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AK 72203-8058 (online donations can be made to:
http://www.heifer.org/myregistry/dorothyfinn);
Lake Country SPCA, P.O. Box 14, Clarksville, VA 23927; or to Clarksville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 717, Clarksville, VA.
Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements and online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.wclfh.com.