Alton Wesley Finney

6/17/2020

Alton Wesley Finney

Alton Wesley Finney, age, 92, went home to be with the Lord June 10, 2020. He was born to Belton and Dovie Finney on January 22, 1928 in the Panhandle of Texas. He married La Donna in March of 1997 and served in the US Navy from 1945-1946. He attended Barber College in 1946 in Fort Worth Tx. Alton served as a Barber and Hairstylist in Fort Worth for 73 years. Many of his long time clients were so loyal to him that when he was recuperating from major surgery they would hold off getting haircuts for many weeks waiting for him to return to work. Alton has customers that were third generation. Alton loved to ride their horses with his children, family, friends and members of the CowTown Posse in parades, rodeo events, family horse events and trail rides.
Alton and La Donna enjoyed trips to California, The Panhandle, Colorado, Granbury and other places visiting family. His granddaughter Katie has these words to say "Grandpa was the best!" Alton's laugh was infectious, his commitment to a healthy life was inspiring and he loved to share that information and was a great story teller. He will be missed by his family, friends and clients.
He is preceded in death by his parents; son, James (Jimmy); 6 brothers, O'dell William, James Albert, Clarence Weldon (Tex), Billy Jack (BJ), Clinton Eugene (Gene) and Oliver Ray (Red).
Survivors include his wife, La Donna; daughter, Donna Brinkley; brothers, Richard and wife, Nell; niece, LaQuita, Regina and nephew Belton; several grandnieces and grandnephews; step children, Kim Penney, Tracy McCormick and husband, John McCormick, Greg Lindamood and Alan Nail; 5 grand children and their spouses and 8 great grandchildren.

5 Comments

Jim Hall

12/4/2020 02:36:06 pm

Alton Finley was my barber for many years. He was in the Petroleum Club bldg on 7th St in downtown Fort Worth, Tx. He was a wonderful man and a great barber. I sent him a good many clients over the years. He cut hair on the southwest side of Fort Worth with a friend of his and we had a drink while getting a haircut. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. God speed Alton.

Donna

7/13/2022 01:32:59 pm

Mr. Hall, your comforting comments about my Daddy are very much appreciated!

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12/9/2022 09:49:49 pm

This is a great post thankss

Tom and Virginia Nelsonj

7/3/2024 12:19:54 pm

Tom and I were friends with Alton in the antique business for many years. From his shop in River Oaks to later Alton got his auction license and he helped at a few of our auctions. We ask if he would do a charity auction in the Stockyars at the Longhorn Saloon , which he happily did for a friend that passed. That was in his last few years . He came to see us at our booth at Cowbarn mkt often. He was one of a kind. Sorry I just today saw his obit.

John Cain

10/6/2024 11:52:02 am

Mr. Finney was my barber when I briefly lived in Ridglea and worked in the Barnett Shale. His skill was of such caliber that he stayed in very high demand and sometimes I had to book an appointment 2 weeks ahead. I always looked forward to seeing him not only because I’d leave looking a little less ugly but generally feeling better about myself. I think he was able to find good in just about everyone. He wasn’t just a skilled barber. He was also a master storyteller and incredibly entertaining. I still occasionally tell people the story about his mishap from falling off his ladder while cleaning out the gutters on his house and I still get a chuckle out of it too. I know my message is late. I just wanted to pay my respects to the family of a good man.

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