CONLEY, SOPHY - It is with sadness, the family of Sophy Maria Conley, of Hampton, NB, age 96, wife of the late Hollis Conley, announces her passing which occurred on September 23, 2014, at the Dr. V.A. Snow Center, Hampton, NB. She was born at the Innis family homestead on October 28, 1917 in Bloomfield, NB, the daughter of the late Stirling and Bessie (Pickle) Innis. Sophy is survived by her brother William H. "Bill" Innis of Bobcaygeon, ON; and is fondly remembered "as Aunt Sophy" by the many nieces and nephews of the Innis and Conley Families, as well as numerous friends and acquaintances. Sophy was predeceased by her sisters Marion MacLeod and Josephine McCready; and brothers John and Francis (Frank). Sophy graduated from Modern Business College, and in 1936 began her career as a stenographer/ bookkeeper on Deer Island, NB, where she met her husband Hollis, and later worked for various businesses in the city of Saint John. She concluded her working life as a book-keeper for Dr. Vernon Snow in Hampton, NB. She was a member of Central Norton Baptist Church, Canadian Red Cross, Kings County Historical Society, a volunteer at the Hampton Community Library, and a life member of both the Baptist Women’s Mission Society, and the NB Women’s Institute.
She is resting at Reid’s Funeral Home, 1063 Main Street, Hampton, NB, (506) 832-5541, with visitation on Thursday, September 25, 2014 from 4 to 8pm. The funeral service, conducted by Rev. Mark Leary, will be held from Reid’s Funeral Home Chapel, on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 11AM. Interment will take place in the Lower Central Norton Baptist Cemetery, Bloomfield, followed by a reception at Central Norton Baptist Church. For those who wish, the family would appreciate donations to the Elder James Innis Bursary Fund, C/O Crandall University, Moncton, the Lower Central Norton Baptist Cemetery, or a charity of the donor’s choice. Personal condolences to the family and donations may be made through www.ReidsFH.com