Lenora Norwood Fincher

Lenora Norwood Fincher (“Sis”) died on January 18, 2022, at Sharon Towers in Charlotte, NC. She was born on July 13, 1920, in Waxhaw, NC. Her parents were Walter Clyde and Mary Todd Norwood. She was predeceased by her siblings: Harold, Tonze, Haywood and Worth Norwood. She also was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Worth (“Bill”) Fincher.

Mrs. Fincher is survived by her loving and beloved daughter, Doloris Learmonth and her husband, Bill, of Cincinnati, Ohio, as well as numerous beloved nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Born on a family farm in Union County, Mrs. Fincher graduated from Jackson High School in Waxhaw, NC, in 1937. After attending King’s Business College in Charlotte, she worked in a variety of employment settings, both before and after her marriage in 1940. From 1953 until 1965, Mrs. Fincher worked in the Charlotte office of Ford Motor Company. From 1975 until 1985, Mrs. Fincher owned and operated, with her late husband, Dutch Cleaners in Charlotte, and when her husband’s health began to decline, she single-handedly negotiated and closed the sale of their dry-cleaning business in order to take care of him.

Mrs. Fincher was a member of the Steele Creek Presbyterian Church for over 60 years. She lived in the Steele Creek community until the expansion of the Charlotte Douglas Airport property required her to move. The last 10 years of her life were spent as a resident of Sharon Towers.

Over the years, Mrs. Fincher’s passion during her non-working hours and into retirement was gardening. She took great pleasure in growing a wide variety of plants and flowers, with a special talent for growing roses. In fact, all the flowers for her daughter’s wedding were grown in Mrs. Fincher’s Garden.

Lenora Fincher was born in 1920, as the last big pandemic was coming to a close and women in the US were gaining the right to vote. There were many barriers to women who wished to enjoy success in the business world and in their personal economic circumstances. But, through determination, hard work and an insistence on saving some part of every dollar she ever earned, she achieved success in reaching her personal goals at a level that previous generations of women could not have imagined. For almost all of her remarkable 101 years, 6 months and 5 days, she was determined to make the most of every day to achieve her goals for the benefit of her family, her friends, her co-workers and her community. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Services for Mrs. Fincher will be held on Tuesday afternoon, January 25, 2022, at Gordon Funeral Service, 1904 Lancaster Ave., Monroe, NC 28112. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, followed by a Funeral Service at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow at Walkersville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, NC Highway 200, Waxhaw, NC. The recorded service will be available to view at www.gordonfuneralservice.com

Memorials may be sent to Sharon Towers Residents Assistance Fund, 5100 Sharon Road, Charlotte, NC 28210, or to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Charlotte Region (https://www.hpccr.org/giving).

In consideration of the recent surge of coronavirus cases, the family respectfully requests that all attendees be vaccinated. In addition, masks are to be worn by all attendees.

Online condolences may be made at www.gordonfuneralservice.com

Gordon Funeral Service and Crematory is caring for the Fincher Family.