Ruth Conkey Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 8, 2019, at the age of 95, Ruth Conkey (Athens, Ohio), born in Point Pleasant, West Virginia passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ruth Conkey to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Curtis Yeager and Zora DeWeese Yeager; her husband Vaughn; her daughter Jean Sparhawk; her son-in-law Jon Sparhawk; her siblings, Buster Yeager, Martha Lou Bingham, Emogene Coen and Cora Mae Hooper; and her siblings-in-law, George Hooper, Earl Hooper, Bruce Bingham, Emory Coen, Richard Grim, Virgil Conkey, Vernon Conkey and Pauline Conkey.
She is survived by: her sons, Gary of Athens and Brian Conkey of Athens; her grandchildren, Joe Sparhawk (Tiffany) of Lawrenceburg, IN, Jamie Sparhawk-Mather (Aaron) of Athens, Julie Sparhawk (Bryon Broka) of Athens, Jason Sparhawk (Sarah) of Columbus and Kurt Conkey (Heather) of Athens; her great grandchildren, Mallie, Jackson, Jon, Brock, Ryann, Adalyn, Olivia, Harper, Brice, Avery, Nash, Boone and Austin; and her sister Millie Hooper of Glenna Grim. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Laurels of Athens.
