Clyde L. Conner, 85, a resident of McCleary for 30 years, died at a local hospital August 20. He was born May 24, 1889 in Wyoming and was employed by Simpson Timber Co. in McCleary for several years, retired in 1955. He was a member of the McCleary Grange.
Survivors include his wife, Lela, at the family home; a sister, Mrs. Grace Gano of Yakima; a brother, Earl Conner of Ellensburg; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Gladys Fattig of McCleary; four stepsons, Edwin Cooke of Cave Junction, Oregon, Gordon Cooke of Port Angeles, Ellsworth Cooke of Grants Pass, Oregon, and Jim Cooke of O'Brien, Oregon, and a niece, Mrs. Grace Smith of Tacoma.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday from the Whiteside Chapel, Elma with the Rev. William Kennedy officiating. Services were concluded at the Chapel, Elma with the Rev. William Kennedy officiating. Services were concluded at the Chapel with private burial following in the Elma Masonic Cemetery.
