Stella Conner

Stella L. "Sally" Conner, 86, died July 9, 2011, at Brendan House in Kalispell.

She worked as a nurse, retiring in 1997 at age 72, concluding a 52-year career in nursing that began in a segregated hospital in Texas and ended in a modern health care center in Montana.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, two brothers and her husband.

She is survived by her sister Doris Tilbury, of Norman, Okla.; sons James Conner, of Kalispell, John Conner and wife Theresa, of Columbia Falls, Bill Conner, of Lynnwood, Wash., and Kelton Conner and wife Carrie, of Marysville, Wash.; and by her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A memorial/celebration of life service was held July 15, 2011, at Lawrence Park in Kalispell.