- Date Of Birth: July 7, 1928
- Date Of Death: February 13, 2017
- State: Idaho
Mary E. (Corder) Conn
Mary Elizabeth Corder was born July 7, 1928 in Linn County, Kansas to proud parents of Clarence L. Corder & Minta B. Corder she was the youngest of four children. She had two brothers, Estel “Bud” Corder & Robert “Bob” Corder and one sister Ellen “Corder” Rose they all three passed away prior to Mary’s passing. They all came to Idaho from Missouri where they lived in Banks, Idaho until they purchased a farm in Arena Valley, Idaho & Mary attended High School in Parma, Idaho.
In May of 1947 she married Freman L. “Doc” Conn. He passed away in November of 1973 leaving her a widow. They had three children together beginning with Sarah “Jane” (Conn) Ross, Billy Ray Conn (deceased), Barbara Sue “Barbie” Conn.
After Doc’s passing, she went back to her home in Crouch where she wowed the locals with her homemade cinnamon rolls and bread at the Longhorn Bar & Grill which was more commonly known as “The Joint”. After she retired from “The Joint” she began selling homemade candies, pies, jewelry and miscellaneous crafts from home. You could always go to Mary & Ellens to get a last minute gift or just pies for the holidays and if needed gift wrapped as well.
Eventually, she moved in with her youngest daughter, “Barbie”, in Emmett, Idaho.
She was known for her cooking skills and her ability “to tell it like it is”. She was and is loved by many.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Sarah “Jane “ Ross and Barbara Sue “Barbie” Conn as well as her grandchildren Tanya (Gilbertson) Chin, Randy Gilbertson, Summer Hutchens, and Mary (Hutchens) Baigrie, Brian Ross, Anthony “Scotty” Ross, & Samantha (Ross) Jensen. She also has great grandchildren Beau Scott, Jesse Scott, Devon Howell, Becca (Scott) Jack, Josie Layne, Taylor Layne, Brandon Ross, Billy Jensen, Jenny Jensen, Becky Jensen and Trinity Ross. The grandson’s and great grandson’s will be honorary pall bearers . She lived the 88 years of her life to the fullest & her family was always the most important thing in her life. If you knew her you knew she was always there for her loved ones when they needed her the most.
