Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthMay 24, 1928, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin,161
DeathMar 9, 2015, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin
FatherLester Hassel Jones SMITH (1887-1970)
MotherMattie Belle McKINNEY (1899-1976)
Spouses
BirthDec 25, 1932, Alamance County, North Carolina470, William H. “Bud” Conklin Jr.-Obituary Information
DeathMar 15, 2008, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, William H. “Bud” Conklin Jr.-Obituary Information,3, Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin
BurialBush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church, North Carolina Hwy 62, 101 Cherry Grove Rd, Jericho, Caswell County, North Carolina470, William H. “Bud” Conklin Jr.-Obituary Information
Obituary Online notes for “Boots” Mattie Inez SMITH
3/11/2015

Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin
 

 
 BURLINGTON — Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 9, 2015, at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Caswell County and the wife of the late W.H. “Bud” Conklin Jr.
 
 Inez was employed with Western Electric and later, for 25 years, with Home Interiors and Gifts Inc. She was also a former co-owner of Carolina Marble Manufacturing Inc. Inez was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church and a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
 
 She is survived by her son, Mitch Conklin and wife Kimberly of Burlington; daughter, Kelli Simpson of Burlington; and a granddaughter, Matti Dale Simpson of Burlington; sisters, Elva “Pete” Apple of Burlington and Erma Matherly and husband Leonard of Burlington; brothers, Johnnie Smith and wife Mildred of King and Fred Smith and wife Judy of Elon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
 
 She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, Lester Hassel Smith and Mattie Belle McKinney Smith; sisters, Nellie Rudd and Brona Herndon; brothers, Earl, Roy and Eugene Smith.
 
 The Conklin family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Hospice of Alamance-Caswell for their kind and compassionate care for Inez during her illness.
 
 A service to celebrate her life will be held Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 11 a.m.in the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Tommy Privette. Burial will follow in Bush Arbor Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
 
 The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and at other times at the home.
 
 Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 752 Greenwood Drive, Burlington, NC 27217.
 
 You may sign the online register book atwww.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Inez “Boots” Smith Conklin
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