Ellen Katherine Conley

Ellen K. “Cappy” Conley November 3, 1922 – August 27, 2016 Born Ellen Katherine Griffith to Lon E. and Nell A. Griffith on November 3, 1922 in East St. Louis, IL. Cappy, as she was affectionately known to her family and friends, was the middle child of three daughters. Cappy was a born again Christian. She professed her faith in Christ at the age of twelve, and continued that walk with the Lord her whole life. Her father was an avid motorcycle enthusiast, and Cappy enjoyed many fond memories of riding on the back of his Harley’s. After graduating from high school in Collinsville, IL in 1940, Cappy attended business school and became a secretary. In August of 1943, she met her future husband and the love of her life, Marvin Neal Conley, at the USO dance. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 39th bomb Group. They were married on November 5, 1943. During the time Neal was stationed overseas, they made their home in Northern California with his parents. When Neal returned to the States, they were stationed at a base in Kansas. With the end of the war, they moved to Paso Robles, CA and later moved to Los Angeles, CA where Neal became a Firefighter with the Los Angeles City Fire Department. In 1957, they relocated to Orange County, CA where they raised their son and daughter. On his retirement, they set off to see the U.S. and Canada. They traveled continually from 1976 until sometime in the mid-1980s before returning to their home in Southern California. Once again Cappy was near her favorite MLB team, the Angels. She was a big Angels fan. In 2007, they moved to Oklahoma to be near their son. Cappy loved her family dearly, and was very proud of them. She loved to paint and write. She loved children. She was a very wise, caring and generous person. Her home was always open to anyone in need, and she was always ready to share her wisdom and give a helping hand. She embraced everyone with her loving smile and warm heart. A Charter member of Euclid Street Baptist Church in Anaheim, CA, Cappy enjoyed being involved in her church. She loved Jesus with all her heart, and all who knew her understood that. After their move to Muskogee, OK, she joined Keefeton Trinity Baptist Church, her health kept her from attending, but in her heart she remained a member until her death. In the last year of her life, Cappy moved to Brookdale Senior Living Center in Muskogee. She overcame many challenges in her long and full life, owing her strength and perseverance to her never failing faith in Christ. Cappy was preceded in death her husband Neal, twin baby daughters, a baby son, her parents, both sisters, and a brothers-in-law. She is survived by her son Robert Conley and wife Melodie, daughter Deborah VanRavenhorst and husband Steven, two grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Ellen Katherine Conley

November 3, 1922 - August 27, 2016