Sarah Elizabeth Bennett Conner's Obituary
Sarah Elizabeth Bennett Conner, 81, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 in Sugar Hill, GA. She was born October 10, 1932 to Lorenza and Robert Bennett in Ada, OK. She married Gary Eugene Conner, her elementary school sweetheart, on August 13, 1949 and had four children. They moved to Memphis, TN., in 1968, where she and her husband became the owners of Germantown Cleaners Inc. She and her husband, Gary, were members of Germantown Baptist Church and The Sphinx Society. She was also a member of the St. Joseph Circle of the Ave Maria Guild, a charitable organization serving the needs of The Ave Maria Home in Bartlett, TN. Mrs. Conner relocated to Atlanta, GA., in 2007 with her daughter, Nancy Conner Short, where she lived until her passing. She is preceded in death by her husband and leaves her four children: Suzanne Conner Smyth of Etowah, NC, and Charles R. Conner of Ft. Myers, FL., Nancy Conner Short of Sugar Hill, GA., and Dr. Barrett D. Conner of Nashville, TN. Mrs. Conner also leaves 7 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, August 9, at Memorial Park Funeral Home. The visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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