Sylvia (Finnell) Mead, 94, a resident of Birmingham, AL, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, AL. Sylvia was born on May 14, 1921 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Fred L. Finnell and Goldie (Flippo) Finnell of Chattanooga, TN and was a class of 1940 graduate of Chattanooga High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Mead, Jr. of Montgomery, AL. Sylvia is survived by her children, William H. Mead and wife Lily Chun of Los Angeles, CA, Robert A. Mead of Birmingham, AL, Jenna R. Mead of Kansas City, MO; grandchildren, Anna (Mead) Bock and husband Bruce of Katy, TX, Scott Mead and wife Ami Koenig of Hilo, HI, Ashley R. Mead of Homewood, AL; great granddaughter, Lily M. Mead of Hilo, HI (Born March 2015); brother, Robert L. Finnell of Ringgold, GA and sister-in-law Cathryne Finnell.
