Paul Edward Conley, 72

Paul Edward Conley, 72 of West Portsmouth, went home to be with his Lord on October 30, 2026 at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born April 30, 1954 in Portsmouth, to the late Paul D. Conley and Donna Jones Lykins.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother Authur "Artie" Conley.

Paul was a United States Air Force veteran and former corrections officer at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. He was a member of Nauvoo Methodist Church in West Portsmouth and long time member of the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Santa's Express. He was also a member of Nauvoo Masonic Lodge #769.

Paul is survived by his wife Wanita Yosonda " Sondi" Colley Conley, whom he married on March 21, 1986, 4 sons; Jeremy (Brandy) Conley, Joshua (Katie) Conley, James (Michelle) Conley and Garrett Keller Conley, 4 grandchildren; Walker Elliott, Mason Conley, Owen Conley and Maya Conley, 2 sisters; Lynette Conley and Beth Ann (Scott) Osterholt, and a nephew Cameron Osterholt.

Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at Nauvoo Methodist Church in West Portsmouth with Pastor Pete Shaffer and the Ohio Valley Firefighter's Association Honor Guard officiating. Interment will be in Scioto Burial Park in McDermott. Friends may call at the church on Wednesday starting at 11:00 AM. Arrangements are under the direction of the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth. Condolences may be sent to www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com.

The family's favorite Charity's are the Washington Township Fire Department Scholarship Fund and the Washington-Nile School District Alumni Scholarship Fund.