Elizabeth Ruth Finley

Elizabeth Ruth Finley was a small-business owner who also served her community in various capacities. 

Finley was a graduate of Douglass High School and Marshall University with degrees in Business Administration and Accounting. She worked in the Accounting Department of Qualpeco Industries until her retirement. She then became the owner and operator of her own boutique.

Finley and her husband traveled extensively across the United States. After his death, she expanded her travel worldwide. She was active in the Huntington community, having served on the YMCA Board of Directors; charter member of the Fitzpatrick Society at the Huntington Museum of Art; chair of the Scholarship Committee of the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation; and was a member of the Catholic Daughters.

She was twice appointed to the Cabell-Wayne Public Defender Board of Directors; served two terms with the Democratic Executive Committee; was a member of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women; and was a lifetime member of the NAACP.

Finley held a platinum membership in LINKS and was a charter member of the Charleston-Huntington Smart Set. She was a member of Our Lady Fatima Catholic Church.