CATHERINE CONLEY
Catherine Rice
Conley Dies Sunday
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Catherine
Rice Conley, who had just two months ago celebrated her
95th birthday.
Death resulted Sunday after a three weeks illness of
pneumonia.
Mrs. Conley, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Rice of Riceville, was one of sixteen children, all
deceased but two, Sherman Rice and Mrs. Sarah Patrick, of
the Jennies Creek Section.
She was the mother of a large family, five children born
to her by her first husband, a Civil War veteran, John
White May, and five by her second husband, Henry Conley,
who died in 1925.
Children are Grant May, deceased, Mrs. Maude Cunningham,
Portsmouth, Ohio, Mrs. Emma Patrick, deceased, Mrs. Sola
Rice, Sitka, Frank May, Deceased, John B. Conley,
Lexington, Mrs. Ben J. Spradlin, City, Mrs. Frank Custer,
Jersey City, N. J., Heber Conley, City, and Mrs. Fred
Sherman, Thealka.
There are also many grandchildren and great-
grandchildren.
Mrs. Conley had enjoyed the best of health all her many
years, being in especially good health this past winter.
She was active in church affairs and was a member for
over sixty years of the Missionary Baptist church, having
joined at Denver when a young woman.
She had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Sherman, since the death of Mr. Conley.
The funeral was held at Mrs. Sherman's home in Thealka,
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams, John L. Harrington
and Miss Margie Conley sang several hymns.
Burial was made by the undertaking department of the
Paintsville Funeral Home in the Huff cemetery at
Paintsville.
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
3-29-1942
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