Christine Ann Conley

Thursday, September 26, 2024.

Born on June 3, 1947 in Manhattan, New York, she

was the daughter of Donald J. and Roberta Betty Scrimsher Foy.

Christine was well educated having earned a high school diploma from Cathedral

High School in New York City in 1965. She then obtained a Bachelor of Arts in

English from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in New York City, New York in

1969; a Master of Science in Education from the State College of Arkansas in

Jacksonville, Arkansas in 1974; a Master of Education from South Dakota State

University in 1975; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Education from the University of

California in Berkeley, California in 1984. Christine was a licensed School

Psychologist where she was employed at the Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego

Board of Cooperative Educational Services in Trout Creek, New York for seventeen

years. She was also very active in several professional organizations.

Concerning hobbies and leisure, Christine was an avid reader, and a lover of

language, words and word games. Her favorite novel was An Episode of

Sparrows by Rumer Godden. Her favorite book of the Bible was Job. She also read

the Psalms daily. Christine expressed her love of flowers and birds through

gardening, arts and crafting. She would make pottery, stained glass, greeting

cards, and jewelry. Many of these items she would donate to the JAARS gift

shop. Her joy was to teach others the skills she had acquired. She traveled to

England and France to see the art works of the masters and also accomplished a

lifelong dream of visiting Hawaii.

Regarding her family, Christine was an active participant in raising her three

grandchildren. Her great delight was taking them on vacations to the Pennsylvania

Amish Country and the North Carolina beaches. She was an active and faithful

member of Graceway Baptist Church in Weddington, North Carolina where she

took great pleasure in supporting and praying for missionaries.

Although colon cancer claimed her earthly life, it did not separate her from her

eternal home in Heaven. Christine had an abiding faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord

and Savior. Her life was a product of God’s sovereignty, salvation, and

sanctification. As Psalms 23:6 confidently proclaims, “And [she] will dwell in the

house of the Lord forever.”

Christine is preceded in death by her parents, Donald J. and Roberta Betty

Scrimsher Foy. She is survived by her loving husband, Davis B. Conley of Monroe,

North Carolina; daughter, Jennifer Ganio (James) of Mount Vision, New York;

grandson, Brandon Linhard of Newark, New Jersey; granddaughters, Kylie Perry of

Walton, New York and Chloe Hamway of Mount Vision, New York; greatgrandchildren, Allieyah, Dawson, and Ronan of Walton, New York; sister, Ellen

Shelton (Paul) of Pawley’s Island, South Carolina; brothers, Donald Foy (Maria) of

Hackensack, New Jersey and Richard Foy of New Windsor, New York; as well as

numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at Graceway Baptist Church located at 4700

Weddington Road, Matthews, North Carolina, 28104 on Saturday, October 5,

2024. Visitation will begin at 11:00 am with services starting at 12:00 pm. The

service may also be live streamed at https://www.gracewaycharlotte.org/live. In

lieu of flowers, gifts may be given to the Missions Fund at Graceway Baptist

Church (https://www.gracewaycharlotte.org/give. Fond memories and

expressions of sympathy may be shared

at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/monroe-nc/christine-conley12009900 for the Conley family.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Atrium Health Hospice of Union County,

North Carolina for their compassionate care during Christine’s final days.

McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe is honored to serve the family of Christine Conley.