Zepha Rose AinsworthAge: 89 years1915–2005
- Name
- Zepha Rose Ainsworth
- Given names
- Zepha Rose
- Surname
- Ainsworth
- Married name
- Zepha Rose Conner
 Birth | November 29, 1915 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 33 days)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 months)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 2 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
 Marriage | Earl Leroy Conner — View this family December 17, 1949 (Age 34 years) |
 Census | May 23, 1950 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death of a husband | Earl Leroy Conner July 15, 1977 (Age 61 years) |
| March 12, 2005 | Zepha Rose Conner Obituary |
 Death | March 5, 2005 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ten Sleep Cemetery |
| Family with Earl Leroy Conner |
| husband |
Earl Leroy Conner Birth: November 17, 1907 27 23 — Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States Death: July 15, 1977 — College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| herself |
Zepha Rose Ainsworth Birth: November 29, 1915 — Wyoming, United States Death: March 5, 2005 — College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: December 17, 1949 — Worland, Washakie, Wyoming, United States |
| Earl Leroy Conner + Ethel Lena Canaday |
| husband |
Earl Leroy Conner Birth: November 17, 1907 27 23 — Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States Death: July 15, 1977 — College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Ethel Lena Canaday Birth: November 8, 1907 26 30 — Page, Holt, Nebraska, United States Death: November 12, 1940 — Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States |
| step-son |
Roy Marvin Conner Birth: March 13, 1936 28 28 — Wyoming, United States Death: June 2019 — Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States |
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14 months step-daughter |
Joy Marilyn Conner Birth: May 20, 1937 29 29 — Wyoming, United States Death: November 28, 2022 — Wyoming, United States |
| step-daughter |
Private |
No family available
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Earl Leroy Conner - Household
Washakie, Wyoming, United States
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| March 12, 2005 | "COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. --- Zepha Rose Conner, 89, of College Place, Washington, formerly of Ten Sleep, passed away at the General Hospital March 5, 2005.
She was born Nov. 29, 1915 at Big Trails to Bert and Grace Ainsworth. Her first home was in a dugout on her parents' ranch until they built their cabin. She and her older brother, Clarence, attended a small country school in Big Trails through the tenth grade. Then Zepha cZepha Rose Conner, Obituary, Northern Wyoming Daily News, Worland, Wyoming, Saturday, March 12, 2005, page 2.
ontinued grades 11 and 12 by correspondence.
Zepha married George Rebedeaux June 5, 1935. Their joy was short lived because George died in the early fall of 1936. Zepha and her newborn son, Charles, lived with her parents until she married Joe Chamberlain Sept. 30, 1942. This marriage ended in divorce in 1948. On Dec. 17, 1949, Zepha married Earl L. Conner, a longtime friend who was also a widower with three small children.
They farmed and ranched on Earl's homestead in the Upper Nowood Valley until 1964, at which time they sold the ranch and moved to Gentry, Arkansas. While there, Zepha worked in a cabinet shop to help support the family while her younger children attended Ozark Academy. In 1972, Earl and Zepha moved to College Place. He wanted Zepha to be close to their older children already living there, as well as giving the younger ones an opportunity to attend college there, as he knew he did not have long to live.
Zepha foremost loved her Savior, which revealed itself in her love for her family. She was widely known for her friendly smile, evangelism roses. Quilt tops, crocheting, Bible studies, and many other investment projects. Her home with a park-like yard was also known for helping many college students with living accommodations. She ever demonstrated a loving, kind, and generous spirit.
Zepha was preceded in death by her brother and one granddaughter.
She is survived by her four sons, Roy Conner of Silverdale, Wash., Charles Chamberlain of College Place, Bill Chamberlain and Fred Conner, both of Walla Walla, Wash.; four daughters, Joy Russell of Lincoln, Neb., Gleora Manly of Belleview, Mo., Jean Cates of Walla Walla, and Rosa Gillham of College Place; 23 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held March 12 at 1 p.m. at the Ten Sleep Seventh-day Adventist Church with a graveside service following at the Ten Sleep Cemetery. On March 19, a sunset memorial service will be held at the Walla Walla Seventh-day Adventist Church at 6 p.m.
Contributions can be made to the Zepha R. Conner memorial at Gospel Outreach, 512 S. College Ave., College Place, WA 99324." |