Conner, Jean   	
  	
DIANA - Services for Jean Conner, 76, of Diana, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, 
December 5, 2007, at Ore City Church of Christ in Ore City, with Johnny 
Coleman officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Cemetery of Gilmer. 
Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana.

Mrs. Conner passed away December 2, 2007, at her home.

Jean was born October 31, 1931, in Dallas County, to Frank and Ruby May White 
Jr. She was a member of Ore City Church of Christ where she taught children's 
Sunday school for many years until her health no longer allowed her to teach.

Jean was active in the community as a cub scout dean mother, 4-H leader, PTA 
officer and Rural Letter Carriers auxiliary president. She was famous for her 
special yam pie recipe and won the Yam Pie contest for two years in a row at 
the Yamboree in Gilmer.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Richard Lewis Conner; son, Chris 
E. Conner of Diana; daughters and sons-in-law, Gina and Thumper Donald of 
Diana, and Renee and David May of Plano; grandchildren, Jake Conner and wife, 
Ashley, Cara Hensley, Jesse Hensley, Kaleb Hensley, Jake Donald and wife, 
Kourtnie, Hollly Donald and Morgan Donald; great-grandchildren, Boston Ray 
Conner and Slayten Donald; sister, Sue Barber of Gilmer; special sister and 
friend, Leneave Wooten of Diana; numerous sisters and brothers-in-law; and 
numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to 
the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, ATTN: Tribute Gifts, 
Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, N.Y. 10008-0780.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. this evening, December 4, 2007, at Grubbs-
Loyd Funeral Home Chapel in Diana.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 12/4/2007.