Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Verna Dean Conley

Sept. 22, 1929 - May 29, 2008

 

South Bend Tribune 5/31/2008
MISHAWAKA - Verna Dean Conley, 78, of Mishawaka, passed away at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Hubbard Hills Estates, Elkhart. Verna was born on September 22, 1929, in Cloverdale, AL, to the late Frank and Fannie (Davis) Goodman.

 

On July 18, 1950, she married Rev. Clyde Conley, who passed away on April 6, 2002. Verna is survived by two sons, Bruce (Debbie) Conley of Florence, AL and David (Linda) Conley of Kissimmee, FL; one daughter, Kay (Doyal) Hambrick of Osceola; four grandchildren, Jeremy Thompson, Brandon Thompson, Tommy Conley, and Taylor Conely; eight great-grandchildren, Justin, Mitchell, Kaylin, Gabriela, Lacey, Callie, Baker, and Addie. She is also survived by two sisters, Lorene Victory and Movelean Hendrix, both of Florence, AL She will be remembered for her love of pets, gardening and her doll collections.

 

Friends may visit with the family from 2:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2008, in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2008 in Southside General Baptist Church, 1615 South Spring Street, Mishawaka. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105