Obituary

  Another pioneer of Adams county passed away with the death of Mrs. Samuel McConkay which occurred Sunday, December 22, 1935. Mrs. McConkay had lived in the county for sixty years and had been a member of the Methodist church since 1878. She had been a great sufferer and had been ill for some time. Funeral services were held from the Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. m. and interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery.
  Urbena McConkay was born in Denmark in the year 1860 and came to America when she was 13 years old. She lived in Maryville, Mo., about two years then came to Corning and since that time this has been her home. She was married to Samuel Wesley McConkay, January 1, 1880 and to this union 7 children were born. Her husband Samuel, a son, David, and daughter, Mrs. Fred Mills preceded her in death. She is survived by three sons and two daughters, John W. McConkay, Upland, Calif.; George and Samuel R.; Mrs. Claude Roth and Mrs. M. E. Barry; five grandchildren and one great grandchild; also three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Tena Stander, Mrs. Lena Peterson, Mrs. Mary Rogers, and Walter Larson. She was a good mother whose interests centered in the home and who also leaves a host of neighbors and friends who will miss her kindly spirit.
(Adams County Free Press, Thursday, December 26, 1935)