Jacqueline Emila Conoly

CONOLY, Jacqueline Emila Stone, 90, of Tomball, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 2, 2010. Jacqueline was born to Charles M. and Blanche H. Stone on July 28, 1920, in Birmingham, Alabama, the first of many places in which she was to live. In addition to Birmingham, she lived in Meridian, Mississippi, and in Columbia, South Carolina, during her early years. She lived through World War II in Atlanta, Georgia, which she considered to be her hometown. Jacqueline married Walter Hugh Conoly Jr. in 1942, while he was in training in the service of supply as a food inspector for the U.S. Army. She worked as a legal secretary in Atlanta during his overseas service. Upon his return, they made homes and lifelong friends in Birmingham, Alabama, Jacksonville, Florida, Knoxville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia, Richmond, Virginia, and finally, in Tomball, Texas, in 2005. Hugh passed away in 2006. Jacqueline was a faithful member of the Southern Baptist Church throughout her life. She is survived by her younger sister, Jane S. Williamson of North Carolina; a son and daughter-in-law, W. Hugh and Cindy Conoly of Glen Allen, Virginia; a daughter and son-in-law, Lucy and Michael Currie of Magnolia, Texas; five grandchildren, including Matthew O. Currie of Edinburgh, Scotland, Scott T. Currie of Magnolia, Texas, David B. Currie of San Antonio, Texas, Karen E. Conoly of Richmond, Virginia and Lisa D. Conoly of Richmond, Virginia; one great-granddaughter, Adriana L. Blake; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jacqueline will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 17, in the Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Richmond. Visitation will be on the preceding Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 Broad Street Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to LightHouse Hospice, 14011 Park Drive, Suite 201, Tomball, Texas 77377. www.lighthouse-hospice.com


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.