FLORRIE JEWEL CONWAY

SAN ANGELO - Florrie Jewel Conway was born on Jan. 10, 1920, to parents Blanche Price and Ollie Mitchell Conway. A graduate of Floydada High School, Miss Conway received an Associate of Arts degree from Wayland Baptist College, then went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University in 1942. Miss Conway served as secretary at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth and Memorial Baptist Church in Temple before returning to Plainview as secretary to then-pastor of the First Baptist Church, Dr. A. Hope Owen.At Dr. Owen's encouragement, Miss Conway earned her Master of Library Science degree at the University of Texas in 1955 and returned to Plainview to begin her 30-year tenure with Wayland. Miss Conway directed the move into the Van Howelling Library at Wayland Baptist University, and served as head librarian and associate professor of Library Science until her retirement in 1985. In December of 2003, while a resident of Baptist Memorials Center in San Angelo, Miss Conway was presented the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award by Joe Provence, Director of Alumni Services, on behalf of the Association of Former Students of Wayland Baptist University. Miss Conway is survived by lifelong friends, as well as three nieces; Janelle Bettencourt of Fort Worth, Jo Dean (Mrs. Ralph) Salyers of Georgetown, Texas, and Sherry (Mrs. Daniel) White of Austin. Memorial contributions may be made to Baptist Memorials Center in San Angelo, Texas, the First Baptist Church of San Angelo or the First Baptist Church of Plainview, Texas. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4, in Plainview Cemetery with the Rev. Travis Hart officiating. Memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 9, in the Baptist Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Kyle Reese officiating.