Finley A. Reichard

Finley A. Reichard, Jr., 90, of Morganton, NC died Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Born in Caldwell County, NC on September 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Finley Augusta Reichard and Nancy Emma Braswell Reichard. Finley was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII and was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans.He is survived by sons, Donald Reichard and his wife, Gail, and Thomas Reichard and his wife, Jamie, all of Newton; a daughter, Phyllis Hildebrandt and her husband, Geno, of Austin, TX; grandchildren, Jason Reichard, Jessica Reichard, Jennifer Reichard, Katy Hildebrandt, and David Hildebrandt; great-grandchildren, Samantha Reichard, Meagan Lambert, and Ethan Reichard; and sisters, Mozelle Kincaid of Morganton and Betty Lambert of Madisonville, TN.In addition to his parents, Finley was preceded in death by his wife, Jayne Seagle Reichard; brothers, Virgil and Troy Reichard; and sisters, Mae R. Summers, Pearl R. Mace, and Gertrude Snipes.The funeral will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2013 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Burke Memorial Park with Military Honors provided by the N.C. National Guard and the Caldwell County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. prior to the service.Memorial contributions may be made to Southside Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2306, Morganton, NC 28680.The family would like to give a special thanks to Roy and Hannah Ledford, the family of Ernest Smith, and Gene Featherbey.