CONLEY,Woodford
 WOODFORD CONLEY
1926-2008


Woodford Conley, 82, died December 9, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospital in
Lexington, Ky.

Born in Magoffin County, November 21, 1926, he was preceded in death by
his parents, Luther and Audrey Conley; his sister, Gladys Greene; and two
brothers, Morris and Winford Conley.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Audrey Conley, Lexington; two
daughters, Sandra L. Conley, Alexandria, Va. and Deborah S. Howe of
Lexington; and one dearly beloved grandson, Rudy Woodford Conley,
Alexandria; and brother and sister, Luther and Judy Conley, and many
nieces, nephews, friends and cousins.

He attended Salyersville High School and St. Helena’s Business School in
Louisville. He served in the Marines during World War II and was in the
battle of Iwo Jima. After the war, he drove a bus for his father and The
Conley Bus Lines before starting Capitol Tire Company – a business that he
owned and operated by 50 years. He was a member of the TBC planning board,
a Mason and a Shriner. An avid golfer, he belonged to Spring Valley Golf
Club and was a past member of the Rotary. He belonged to Second
Presbyterian Church of Lexington, and at one time was an active volunteer
for Meals on Wheels.

Visitation will be Thursday, December 11, from 5 p.m-8 p.m. at Jones-
Preston Funeral Home in Paintsville.

Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist Church, Paintsville,
Friday, December 12 at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial
Cemetery, Staffordsville, Ky.

Casket bearers are Miles Howe, Ken Hatfield, Carl Lewis, Mike Lindsey,
Charles Conley, and David Conley. Honorary casket bearers are Ray Kleine,
Herman Bolin, Mark Maggard, Henry Mayo, Larry Herald and Mike Tackett,
Steven Conley, Jason Conley, Paul Greene and Tim Herald.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Hospice of the
Bluegrass.

A memorial service will be at the Second Presbyterian Church in Lexington
at a later date. Ministers – The Right Reverend Dr. Richard A. Tatum, and
Pastor Don Barnett. Funeral services are under the direction of Jones-
Preston Funeral Home of Paintsville, Ky.

Paintsville Herald
Friday
Dec.12 2008
 

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