Willie Carruth “Bill” Conleay was born March 7, 1928 in Jackson, LA. He was 83, and a lifelong resident of Greensburg, LA, who passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was an automobile salesperson for 55 years. During his career he was named a member of the prestigious Chevrolet Legion of Leaders Honor Club for 36 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army.
Mr. Bill is survived by his wife of 34 years, Diana Walker Conleay, Greensburg; daughter Deborah Lynn Browning, Wilmer; sons, Gary Vance Conleay and wife Emily, McDonough, GA, Randy Lynn Conleay, Greensburg, and Stephen Mark Browning and wife Amy, Walker; grandchildren, Justin Lehmann and wife Courtney, St. Charles, MO, Carlin Conleay Dixon and husband John, Savannah, GA, Gary Michael Conleay and wife Katie, Savannah, GA, Kenneth Allen Conleay, Harrisburg, PA, Joshua Conleay and wife Haley, Greensburg, Sarah Conleay, Greensburg, Austin Browning, Camp LeJuene, NC, Ashley Perck and husband Josh, Walker, Nicholas Browning, Walker and Lindsey Bickham, Walker; special cousin, Yvonne Pecoraro, Hammond, 11 great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Preceded in death by parents, John and Willie Allen Conleay; daughter, Audrey Conleay Lehmann; great grandson, Aaron Cole Lehmann; special aunt, Nancy Allen Carruth; sisters, Amy Mae McNabb, Addie Allen, Minnie Fleming; brothers, Nathan “Bilbo” Conleay, Dillon Carruth, Nicholas Elton Carruth, William Carruth, O.D. Carruth and Nettles Carruth
Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Friday, August 26, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the Greensburg United Methodist Church from 8:00 a.m. until the Celebration of Life Worship Services at 11:00 a.m. in the Church with Rev. Kenneth Reed officiating. Interment in Greensburg Cemetery, Greensburg, LA.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons; Honorary Pallbearers will be Randy Konzelman, Jackie Konzelman, Bill Hood, Larry Carruth, Daryl Carruth and Leo Easley.
Family request Memorial Donations be made to Greensburg United Methodist Church, 6349 Highway 10 Greensburg, LA 70441, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial and Honor Program, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or The Jason Foundation, Inc., 8 Volunteer Drive, Hendersonville, TN 37075
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McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home is located at I-55N (Exit 46) and Hwy 16W next to Hood Chevrolet and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash, Bond Eye Clinic and Holiday Inn Express.
Diane Strickland Woodard
(November 28, 1944 – August 23, 2011)
A resident of Hammond, she died at 1:41 p.m. on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. She was born November 28, 1944 in Amite and was 66 years of age. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 10 a.m. until religious services at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 26, 2011. Services conducted by Rev. Mike Woodard. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Roseland. Survived by 6 children, George Sartar, Charles Sartar, Sarah Lee Sartar, Regina Sartar, Avery Logue, and Paul Holden, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren, sisters, Maggie Holden and Shirley Sanders, brothers, Frank Strickland, James Strickland, and Luther Ray McAllister, special niece, Brandy Hayden. Preceded in death by husband, Woody Woodard, parents, Frank and Dorothy Strickland, and sister, Judy Strickland.
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