CONNER North Manchester, Aug. 20 – Louis L. Conner, 59, lifelong local resident, died this evening shortly after 8 o’clock at the Wabash County Hospital, where he had been a patient for about 10 days. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Horton Conner, pioneer Wabash residents. The only survivor is a brother, Joseph Conner, of Chicago. The body has been taken to the Jones Funeral Home, pending arrangements. Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, August 21, 1940.