(From Lakin Funeral Home)Dr. Elizabeth Joan Conley, age 74, of St. Elizabeth, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022, at her home after a short illness. She was born in Barry County, on September 2, 1947, daughter of the late Martin and Mary Ann (Belt) Conley.
After graduating high school from Joplin, she trained to become an RN. She later attended Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. She practiced Family Medicine in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and Jefferson City.
She later moved to St. Elizabeth where she owned the St. Elizabeth Clinic serving the community for numerous years, as well as being an Emergency Room Physician at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City.
Dr. Conley then worked for Correctional Medical Services as Director of Medical Services. In the later part of her career, she practiced Family Medicine at a Capital Region Clinic. She was named Missouri Osteopathic Doctor of the Year in 2006.
Dr. Conley served in the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged having attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a flight surgeon. She received a Commendation for her service in Honduras. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in St. Elizabeth.
She is survived by two sisters, Dorothy (Carlos) Machicao and Edna Angyal; numerous nieces and nephews; numerous great nieces and nephews; “adoptive family”, Ann and Ivan Wieberg, Ethan and Jessica Wieberg, Kaitlin and Brad Perry, Millie Wieberg, Georgia Wieberg, and Conley Perry; and numerous close friends.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Carolyn Martina Conley and Mary Ann Noel; an infant brother, William Martin Conley; and close friends, Bob and Mildred Lueckenhoff.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m, with Mass of Christian Burial immediately following at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, May 17, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in St. Elizabeth with Fr. Joby Thomas officiating.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Church and interment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Pierce City on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. with full military honors. Arrangements under the personal care and direction of Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City, MO.
Dr. Conley served in the Army National Guard and was honorably discharged having attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a flight surgeon. She received a Commendation for her service in Honduras. She was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in St. Elizabeth.
She is survived by two sisters, Dorothy (Carlos) Machicao and Edna Angyal; numerous nieces and nephews; numerous great nieces and nephews; “adoptive family”, Ann and Ivan Wieberg, Ethan and Jessica Wieberg, Kaitlin and Brad Perry, Millie Wieberg, Georgia Wieberg, and Conley Perry; and numerous close friends.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Carolyn Martina Conley and Mary Ann Noel; an infant brother, William Martin Conley; and close friends, Bob and Mildred Lueckenhoff.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m, with Mass of Christian Burial immediately following at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, May 17, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in St. Elizabeth with Fr. Joby Thomas officiating.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Church and interment will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Pierce City on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. with full military honors. Arrangements under the personal care and direction of Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City, MO.
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