Judy Gaynelle F. Eason

JUDY GAYNELLE F. EASON

April 27, 1934 – February 25, 2026

Judy Gaynelle Finch Eason, 91, of Raleigh, died Wednesday evening in Raleigh.

Gaynelle was a daughter of the late Otha and Onnie Smith Finch. She was preceded in death by her longtime partner, Eugene Hunter; sister, Murlene Haire; brothers, Ellis Finch, Graham Finch, Mack Finch, J.S. Finch and Hilton Finch.

Gaynelle graduated from Edward Best High School in 1952. She then went on to Hardbarger Business School in Raleigh. She worked for Westinghouse until her retirement. She was musically gifted she played the piano and sang. She loved poetry and fashion.

The family will receive friends 1 – 2 pm prior to the funeral service at 2:00 pm Thursday, March 5, at Maple Springs Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Gaynelle is survived by her daughter, Angela E. Eason of Kinston; brother, Clarence Finch; sisters, Rosa Lee Gupton and Gwen F. Wheeler all of Louisburg; grandsons, Stephen A. Cash, Luke W. Eason and Dillon P. Wicker; numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg,

www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Judy Gaynelle F. Eason, please visit our floral store.