Conner, Nora Kathleen Stone

Lifelong Lover Of Learning And Teaching

  • Monday, September 16, 2024
Nora Kathleen Stone Conner
Nora Kathleen Stone Conner

Nora Kathleen Stone Conner, 84, passed away peacefully on September 14, 2024, surrounded by many members of her loving family after a graceful and courageous battle with dementia.

Kathleen was born in Chattanooga, on Aug. 26, 1940, to John and Nora Stone. A lifelong lover of both learning and teaching, Kathleen enjoyed a successful career in education and school administration at several schools in the Chattanooga area, including Our Lady of Perpetual Help and East Brainerd Elementary School. After retirement, she filled her time with volunteer work, ministering to the sick, and spending time with her large family and countless friends. Her devotion to her Catholic faith was unwavering, and she was a longtime member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Soddy Daisy.

Kathleen was preceded in death by her husband and soulmate, Jack Conner, as well as two of her sisters, Jeanette and Martha Stone.

In death, she has left many here on Earth who cherish her memory, including her daughter, Judy Conover (David), granddaughter, Olivia Jernigan (Malcolm), sisters, Agnes Stone, Mary Ann Schenk, Ginny Ragghianti, and Barbara Wilson, stepdaughters, Diane Jordan (Louis) and Cindy Jenkins (Will), stepson Joe Conner (Kim), stepgrandchildren, Andrew, Katie Jo, Will, Jeff, Caroline, Brian, Derek, and Kyle, along with many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and innumerable others.

The family invites you to join them in celebrating Kathleen’s life and legacy.

Arrangements are set for Friday, Sept. 20, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 501 S. Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tn. 37412.

Visitation will occur from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Holy Family Hall with funeral mass immediately to follow. Burial will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made in Kathleen’s honor to The Apostles of Jesus for the New Evangelization (c/o Fr. Augustine Idra, 829 Main St., North Hampton, Pa. 18067) or The Alzheimer’s Association.

Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, 404 South Moore Road.

Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com.

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