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Ruben “R.B.” Conley, 80, Warsaw, died at 9:37 p.m. Oct. 14, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, Ga.
He was born July 30, 1943, in Carey, Ohio, to Lana Frances May Conley and Bertie Bliss Conley. On June 26, 1963, he married Peggy L. Dawalt; she survives.
R.B. enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served from 1963 in civil engineering until his honorable discharge in 1967.
Friends and family may visit from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw. R.B.’s life will be celebrated with a memorial service at 2 p.m. immediately following visitation at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home. Military rites will be conducted by members of American Legion Post #424 of Bourbon and active-duty members of the Air Force Honor Guard. Burial will take place at a later date at Etna Green Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be directed to Southwester Blind Rehabilitation Center, 3601 S. 6th Ave., Bldg. 30, Tucson, AZ 85723-0002.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
