Christine Conn, 93, who resided with her son, Kendall and his wife, Carol, in Ashland, Ky., died Thursday, March 24, 2005, in Hospice Care Center in Ashland following an extended illness. She was born March 9, 1912, in Wrigley, Ky., formerly of Grayson, a daughter of the late Perry C. and Margaret Meridith Caskey. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Virgil Caskey. She was a clerk at Hope Laundry for 23 years, and was a member of Old Orchard Christian Church of Christ. Additional survivors include four daughters, Delena Conn and Margaret Horton, both of Tucson, Ariz., Carrie Curtis of Delaware, Ohio, and Ava Delores Conn of Garden Grove, Calif.; two adopted daughters, Corky Rose of Tucson and Jeannine Harris of Garden Grove; another son, Perry Conn and his wife, Nadine of Geneva, Ohio; grandchildren, Steve Curtis and his wife, Nance, Danny Horton and his wife, Nancy, William Conn, Mark Conn and his wife, Laura and Cindy Schwer and her husband, Mike; great-grandchildren, Katie Curtis, Angel Yonek and her husband, Aaron, Michelle Conn, Mitch Conn, Seth Conn, Hannah Schwer, Ivy Horton and Jack Horton; and two great-great-grandchildren, Devon and Riley Yonek. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 28, 2005, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. Owen Miller. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2005, at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Perry Conn, Kendall Conn, Delena Conn, Ava Delores Conn, Steve Curtis and Jack Bragg. Condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com. Friends may make contributions to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Submitted by: Linda Cheeks Pittano