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- THURMAN CONREY
Thurman Conrey Jr., 83, of Centralia, died at (;50 p.m. Friday, July 11, 1997, at Centralia Manor.
He was born in Patoka on August 30, 1913, son of thurman M. Conrey Sr., and Ada (Griffin) Conrey. He married Lorna Hake on February 7, 1942, in Jackson, MO, and she survives.
Mr. Conrey was an oil producer and drilling contractor. He lived in Wichita Falls, Texas, from 1915 to 1938, and lived in the Centralia area for the remainder of his life.
He was a member of St. Peter United Church of Christ, the St. Mary's Hospital Development Council, Centralia Elks Lodge 493, Centralia Wireless Association and Okaw Valley Muzzle Loaders. He was a life member of VFW Post 2055.
Mr. Conrey was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 15, at 11 a.m. at Irvin Funeral Home in Centralia with the Rev. Howard Self officiating. Interment will be in Zion Evangelical Church Cemetery at Hoyleton.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Hospital and will be received at the funeral home.
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