Jennings ''Jinks'' Delose Conner Obituary (1915 - 2004)

J.D. CONNER BRIGHAM CITY -Jennings D. "Jinks" Conner died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, April 3, 2004 after a short illness. He was the ninth child born to William and Rhoda Conner on March 29, 1915 in Burley, Idaho. He was married to Uarda Jensen Conner for 41 years. She preceded him in death. He was married for the next nine years to Elda Hansen Conner. She also preceded him in death. The past fifteen years he has been married to his loving and sweet companion, Alice Wheatley Snow Conner. J. D. loved the outdoors and new adventure. The family spent eleven years in Anchorage, Alaska working at Fort Richardson. He was a homesteader and avid hunter. They returned to live in Brigham City, Utah where he worked for the Box Elder School District as a bus driver. He resided in the Brigham City and Perry area for the past 37 years. He worked very hard all his life to provide for and take care of his family. He was an active member of the Brigham Third Ward where he had many friends. J. D. was happy, positive and always had a joke or story to tell to everyone. No one was a stranger to him, everyone he met became his friend. We will miss his wonderful sense of humor, which he never lost. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. He is survived by his devoted wife, Alice; two sons, Chris (Donna) Conner of Smithfield, Delose (Janice) Conner of Layton, eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Hi is also survived by his step[children, Linda (Robert) Warren, Alice(Craig) Yeates Smith, Leon (Roseanna) Snow, eleven Step-grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank the nurses and aides of Hospice, especially Jon, Teresa and Vicki, for their kind and loving care. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 E., Brigham City where friends may call Tuesday, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City 205 South 100 East Brigham City, UT 84302 April 6, 2004 6:00 PM ServiceMyers Mortuary - Brigham City 205 South 100 East Brigham City, UT 84302 April 7, 2004 11:00 AM CemeteryBrigham City Cemetery 325 South 300 East Brigham City, Utah 84302 April 7, 2004