In Memory

John Drayton Conley MD - Class Of 1967

John Drayton Conley MD

CONLEY, Dr. John John Drayton Conley, M. D., age 60, of Fairburn, formerly of Topeka, Kansas and College Park, died July 1st, 2009 after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh C. Conley, Sr. and Genevieve R. Conley of College Park. He graduated from College Park High School in 1967, Emory University in 1971 and the Medical School of Tulane University in 1975. He practiced pediatric medicine in Hazard, Kentucky, Columbus, Georgia and until his stroke in 2003 was employed as a pediatric consultant for the state of Kansas. Dr. Conley is survived by a brother, Hugh C. (Mike) Conley, Jr. of Griffin; a sister, Diane C. Dooley of Austell; three nephews, Troy A. Conley of Winder; John (Jake) Dooley and Joshua Dooley of Austell; and two nieces, Ronda C. West of Newnan and Elizabeth C. McCray of Pelham, Alabama. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 11:30 in Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home with Rev. Claude Smithmeir officiating. Interment will follow in College Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:30 in the funeral home. Online condolences may be posted at www.mem.com. Those desiring may make donations to Noah's Ark Animal Refuge, 712 LG Griffin Road, Locust Grove, Georgia 30248 or The Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30309. Carmichael-Hemperley Funeral Home, 2968 East Point Street, East Point, Georgia 30344.

Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from July 2 to July 3, 2009