Carol Conway

Carol Lee "Mrs. C" Conway, aged 72, who resided in Sells, AZ on the reservation of the Tohono O'odham Nation, died on January 21, 2015 at University Medical Center. Carol was born on May 24, 1942 in her parents' home in Franklin County, Kentucky to Ezra Lee and Violet Virginia Simpson. She was married to Leland Leon Conway on July 24, 1962 and have celebrated almost 53 years of marriage. They had four children: Virginia Pauline Mote, Wanda Denise Laufenburger, Gail Nadine Shumaker, and Leland Douglas Conway. Carol and Leland have served over 30 years as missionaries to the Tohono O'odham Nation. She is survived by her husband, Leland; her children, Virginia Mote & her husband Matthew of Hemphill, TX, Wanda Laufenburger & her husband Karl of Nicholasville, KY, Gail Shumaker & her husband Mark of Fuquay-Varina, NC, and Leland Conway and his wife Tabatha of Louisville, KY. Her grandchildren: Stephen, Aaron, & Megan Mote, Rusty Cowan and Robbie & Kyle Laufenburger, and Sean & wife Angela, Erin, & Nathan Shumaker. Her siblings, Rick Simpson & wife Libby and Donna Morris & husband Rodney. She is predeceased by her parents Ezra & Violet Simpson, her brother Ezra "Butch" Simpson, and great-grandchild Aiden Shumaker. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at the Assembly of God Church in Sells, AZ at 7:00 PM. Services will be officiated by Dr. Gunn of Albuquerque, NM. In summary, the life that she lived and the eternal life she now lives, would be "JOY UNSPEAKABLE"!