Lorena Conner

Lorena Mann Conner was born December 8, 1915 in Richland Springs, TX. She graduated from Richland Springs High School in 1933. She lived there until her marriage on July 30, 1941 in Hollywood, CA to W. Clyde Conner. They raised 3 children: one daughter and two sons. They lived in New Orleans, LA for about 30 years. In 1978 they retired to Kerrville, TX. She and Clyde had been married 49 years when Clyde died in 1990. Lorena continued to live alone in Kerrville ever since. She died May 14, 2020 at the age of 104.\r\n\r\nLorena was preceded in death by her husband, W. Clyde Conner; her parents, William Edgar and Annie Rena Ellis Mann; four brothers, Gilbert R., William Prentice, James Wayland, and Raymond Edgar Mann. She is survived by one sister, Panzee Ruth Fikes. \r\n\r\nSurviving children are Joan Elaine Richardson, Kenneth Clyde Conner, and Charles Patrick Conner. There are 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. \r\n\r\nLorena was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church for over 40 years and loved the friends she made there. The family would like to thank the staff of River Hills Health and Rehabilitation for their loving care during her lengthy residence there. She appreciated the resident-friends she made there. We also thank Peterson Hospice for their services near the end of her life. \r\n\r\nPublic visitation will be from 10 am to 12 pm on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Kerrville. Private graveside services will be at 1 pm at the Garden of Memories Cemetery. This will be officiated by Pastor Barry Fikes (Lorena's nephew).