Mr. Conley Howard Keenum Obituary (1943

Conley Howard Keenum, 79, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born on August 14, 1943, to Claude Pink Keenum and Sybil Ora Jumper Keenum. He was a Christian and served as an elder for The West Booneville Church of Christ. Conley loved people and as they say, he never met a stranger. He lit up any room he entered. He made everyone feel loved. He was kind, caring, smart, logical, and devoted to his family, church and community. Conley was a great storyteller and told the very best jokes. He loved taking family beach trips to Florida where he would relax on the patio with his sweetheart, watching the dolphins jump and the wave’s crash. He was committed to trying every restaurant’s gumbo and hush puppies. Conley was an amazing gardener and had one of the most beautifully maintained yards in the county. He especially loved his melon patches and tomatoes. He was married to his sweetheart, Sue, for 59 years. Sue’s mom, Doris, always called him Prince Charming when he would ride up on his white horse to visit her at their family home. Funeral services for Mr. Conley will be Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at 5:00 PM in the Chapel of Booneville Funeral Home. Visitation time will begin at 3:30 PM on October 12, 2022, and continuing until service time. Ward Hogland and Gary Hogland will be officiating. Burial will be in the Jumpertown Cemetery. Booneville Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his son, Paul Keenum (Anderson) of Miami, FL; daughters, Connie Taylor of Marietta, GA, and Felicia May (John) of Carrollton, TX; brothers, Kermit Keenum of Gulfport, MS, and Thomas Keenum (Patsy) of Pontotoc, MS; grandson, Samuel Taylor of Marietta, GA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Sue; parents; brothers, Hollis Keenum and Keith Jumper; sisters, Jean Keenum and Hattie Ann McGhee; brother-in-law, James McGhee; sisters-in-law, Faye Keenum, Billie Keenum and Norma Jumper. Memorial may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105. Condolences may be extended to the family at boonevillefuneralhome.net.