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Obituary for Benjamin Delano "Ben" Conley

Benjamin Delano (Ben) Conley of White Stone, Virginia departed this life peacefully on July 20th, 2015.

Ben was born to James Gilliam Conley and Emily Delano Conley of Wicomico Church, Virginia on January 28, 1921. He was predeceased by his wife Virginia Hutchison Conley, and then his second wife Louise Tabor Conley as well as his brothers, David, Samuel, Alvah and Woodrow Conley and sister Gertrude Conley Gaskins. He is survived by his brother, James Pellam (J.P.) Conley and sisters Virginia C. Kelly, Anne C. Bromley and Lois C. Rogers.


Mr. Conley graduated from Wicomico High School and completed his Civil Engineering Degree in Annapolis, MD. He was an entrepreneur at a young age and had started his own business with Esso which became Mobil Oil before he served in the U.S. Army in 1941 where he trained troops in the Quarter Master Core at Camp Lee until his honorable discharge. He then started a successful residential and commercial land development business in Annapolis MD., and served the communities of Chestertown, St. Mary’s County and Southern Maryland. There are several streets named for him in Annapolis, Hagerstown and on the Eastern Shore.

Ben was an active member of the Annapolis Mason Lodge #89, and held a 32nd degree Scottish Rite.

Mr. Conley semi-retired back to the Northern Neck in the early 1980’s. He worked for Chesapeake Bank inspecting real estate, and preparing real estate appraisals. He also developed and resided at the Fitchett’s Landing Subdivision in White Stone.

Always interested in the well-being of others, Mr. Conley formed the Ben D. Conley Charitable and Educational Foundation in 1986. The Foundation will continue his legacy by assisting students and organizations in the Lancaster and Northumberland communities.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a. m. Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock. Interment will follow at Morattico Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

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