Obituaries
William F. Conley, 91, Watch Engineer for Utility Firm
His calling hours are today and his funeral is Saturday from Sansone Funeral Home in Bristol.
William F. Conley, of 52 Ridge Road, Bristol, died Monday, November 4, 2013 in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, surrounded by his loving family. He was 91.
He was the husband of Patricia A. (Black) Conley, his wife of 64 years. Born in Bristol and a lifelong resident, he was a son of the late James E. and Rose (Brown) Conley.
He was a watch engineer for the Narragansett Electric Company in Providence for 40 years, retiring a number of years ago. He was a Corporal in the Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Theater, participating in battles in Northern Solomons at Bougainville, Guam, Marianas Islands and Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands.
He was a communicant of St. Mary's Church, Bristol, and a life member of the Bristol County Lodge of Elks, the American Legion, and the Bristol Highland Beach Association. An avid sportsman, he loved spending time hunting and fishing at his camp in Maine for many years.
He had a great love of history and a remarkable memory for details and loved to share his knowledge of growing up in Bristol, and his experiences in the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II and the outdoors.
He is survived in addition to his wife by four children, William F. Conley, Jr. and his wife, Anna, Thomas M. Conley, all of Bristol, Jayne E. Jamiel and her husband Francis of Warren and Patricia A. Lamb of Kennebunk, Maine and seven grandchildren, Rebecca J. Harden, Michaella F. Dziedzic, Elizabeth F., Alexandra F and Victoria F. Jamiel, Robert J. and Catherine M. Conley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James E. Conley, Jr, and seven sisters, Rose, Helen and Mary Conley, Dorothy Nissen, Elizabeth Dodge, Nellie Gray, and Esther Carlage.
Funeral services from the Sansone Funeral Home, 192 Wood Street, Bristol, will be held on Saturday at 9 am with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in St. Mary's Church, 330 Wood Street, Bristol. Burial with Military Honors will follow in North Burial Ground, Hope Street, Bristol.
Visiting hours are today, November 8, from 4 to 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O.Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675 or online at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
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