R W Conner

R W "Dub" Conner, son of the late Eugene Wilson and Buena Oceola Conner, was born in Louisville, Kentucky on April 15, 1923, and passed away at the Golden Living Center in Dexter on March 9, 2013, at the age of 89 years, 10 months and 22 days. He had lived in Essex and Dexter all his life. He had worked for the Railroad, had spent ten years as a police officer in Kentucky and had had his own saw sharpening business. He attended the Harvest Assembly of God Church in Essex. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the D.A.V. In September 1984, he was married to Ruth Marie Vickery in Essex. She preceded him in death on June 19, 2009. Surviving are two daughters, Sandra Williamson and Linda Morgan both of Dexter, Missouri; six grandchildren, Arlyn, Kevin, Crystal, Timbo, Ashley & Keaton; ten great grandchildren, Marissa, Larissa, Madison, Colton, Jayden, Andrew, Austin, Jeanel, Brienna & Cora; one brother and one sister. Other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by one son, Terry Patterson; four brothers and one sister. Visitation will be Monday, March 11, 2013, after 11:00 a.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 11, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter with the Rev. James Hoyt of Poplar Bluff, Missouri officiating. Interment will be in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with full military honors. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements.