- Date Of Birth: February 21, 1946
- Date Of Death: February 2, 2019
- State: Kentucky
Gary ”Biggin” Conley, 72, of Ewing, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019, at St. Joseph East in Lexington.
He was born February 21, 1946, in Washington Court House, OH, to the late Lee and Dessie Fraley Conley.
Gary was a driver for Licking Valley Community Action Program (CAP), a former owner/operator of Conley’s Service Station and Grocery (25 years), a former Fleming County Jailer (17 years), a former Fleming County Deputy Sheriff (8 years), and a former volunteer firefighter for the Flemingsburg Volunteer Fire Department. He proudly served his country in the United States Army as a Drill Sergeant and was a former member of the VFW/American Legion Honor Guard.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jeanne Staggs Conley; his son, Michael C. Conley and wife, Penny; his daughter, Tammy Conley Gray and husband, Ricky; his grandchildren whom he loved and adored, Taylor Nicole Conley (Brandon) Hawkins and MacKenzie Conley. He is also survived by his brothers, Cordell “Cotton” (Carolyn) Conley, Elwood “Jody” Conley, Tony (Rhonda) Conley; his sisters, Kathy (Edsell) Weaver, Linda Cooper, Pauline Sellers, and Connie Doyle; his brother-in-law, Roger Staggs; his sister-in-law, Carol Jolly; as well as many uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Kirmy Lane Conley; his sisters, Willa Winkleman Hahn and Sheila Kay Conley; his maternal grandparents, Maggie Wilson and Dock Fraley; his paternal grandparents, Amy and Ezekiel Conley; his father-in-law, Eugene Staggs; his mother-in-law, Ida Mae Parsons Staggs; and his brothers-in-law, Warren Staggs, Kenneth Staggs, M.L. Cooper, Jimmy Sellers, Norman Winkleman, and Earl Hahn.
