Finlay MacKAY Obituary

Dearest Barbara, my memories of your personal strength and commitment to wholesome family life remain after all these years; there are few like you. Love and Blessings to you and your whanau XOX Rachel Burrowes (nee Adams) now in Karekare, AK

Please accept my deepest sympathy for the loss of your beloved Finlay. He will be sadly missed by you and the family, and all the organisations he was involved with, including the Cavalcade.
Avis McDonald, Gore

So sad to hear about the passing of a much loved husband father and grandfather to the MacKay family
Our thoughts are with you at this time Barbara and Hamish
Love Annette and michael

A lovely service Barbara, sorry we couldn't be with you. Max always enjoyed a yarn with Fin. Deepest Sympathy to you and all your family.

Coral and Max

Dearest Barbara, such a gentle soul was your Finlay, always a delight to see him and how much he loved his cavalcading. Will be live-streaming this afternoon and know our love and thoughts are with you all. He will be missed terribly by so many, but now at peace and his spirit lives on in us all. Much love and condolences, Joy and Don Paterson

Continue to have fun
Much love Bruce and Val Ross.

So very sorry to read the passing of Mr MacKay. I know my mum & dad knew you both & you Mrs MacKay as my teacher at Mataura Primary School & dismissing my two older sisters early because our mum was picking us up from School.
Again, my condolences to you & your families.

Leonie Armstrong (nee McLeod)

Barb and Family
We are so sorry that Fin has died. A real gentleman and a great friend. We have always really enjoyed spending time with you both. He will be missed by many.
Thinking of you Barb and all the family at this sad time.

So sadden to hear of Finlay passing, hugs to you Barbara and family.

To Barb & Family,
We were both saddened and very sorry to hear from Megan that Finlay had passed. He will be easy to remember with a smile because he was a very memorable person. Please accept our sincere sympathies for your great loss.

hi i am fins 3rd generation cousin. i had many good times spending time with him while on holiday. he took me in one of his own land rovers for the last time. it was a good experience working on a farm setting while showing me the farms with my brother. I got to know his dog pip and seeing her cute litter she had last year. going to mataura and also wanaka. he will always live in our memories and im saddend that now i have to say goodbye to him, rest in peace cousin finlay mackey. my condolences go out to Babara and also the family.

Barbara and Bairns
We are saddened to learn of Fins death. We have fond memories of him and you all when you shared your Christmas with us in 1980. Fin was a true gentleman and can rest at peace knowing his legacy and love lives on through you all.

To Barb and all the family, please accept our deepest condolences at this sad passing of a top man...we will always have fond memories of Finn....
Brian,Rob and Family

Sad to read of Finlays passing, he was a lovely man. Our condolences to you Babara and your family.
Denise and Tim Conlon

Fin came to every trek I ever organized with the Birchwood Hunt and prior to that, never missed a ride if he was in the country. Much fun and good stories had over a few beers and a few shorts with the big slow talking man from Mataura, Finlay Mackay stories will be told for many a year to come you can be sure of that. Love you old mate and well you know it....

Still remember the friday nights at the aero club and will miss them.Also the day that I pushed the ashes down their chimney ,when i did not realise it [hovering over the house roof on way home from club rooms]

We are shocked and saddened to read this. Thinking of you Barbara, and of course all of your family members. Sending you strength and hugs

Barbara and family,
So sorry to hear of your sad loss. He was lovely man.
Regards, Daphne Brown

Dear Finn, a much loved and respected friend for over 20 years. We have loads of memories of great times spent together, with both Finn and Barb in Gore, Mataura and elsewhere around the South Island.

Finn, we will miss you hugely. Our love and condolences go out to dear Barb and the wider family. Jane & Lindsay Upjohn