Obituary: Medley, Connie

Age 63

Wed., March 18, 2015

MEDLEY, Connie (Age 63) Died March 12, 2015 after a long illness with her family by her side.

She was born October 27, 1951.

A memorial service will be held at the Word of Life Church at 6703 N. Idaho Road, Newman Lake, Washington at 11 A.M. Saturday, March 21, 2015.

Connie, for many years, was an active member of Word of Life.

Connie was born in Los Angeles, California and spent the last 44 years of her life in the Newman Lake area.

She was married 43 years to her husband Richard.

She was a wonderful homemaker and raised four beautiful children.

Connie is survived by her husband and her sisters Virginia Ripley and Louise Peterson.

Her children, the love of her life, are Becky Daily, Mike Gatts, Shane Daily and Ashlee Medley.

Connie also had four wonderful grandchildren, Brittani, Victoria, Taylor and Jacob.

Connie loved Gonzaga basketball and any kind of game with friends and family.

Donations can be made to Hospice of Spokane.

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