Frances Hanner Conoly

Frances Elizabeth Hanner Conoly, 71, of Germanton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Nov. 17, 2016, at Priddy Manor Assisted Living in King after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family.

Frances was born on Aug. 3, 1945, in Lee County, North Carolina. She worked as a customer service representative in the banking industry until her retirement. She was an avid quilter. She was a strong woman who survived two bank robberies when she was a teller, including one in which a robber placed a bomb in front of her. She didn't think it was really a bomb, but she gave the robber a bag of money that exploded with red dye as soon as he left the bank, and she ran to lock the door behind him. She also dealt bravely with Alzheimer's disease and bone marrow cancer.

Frances was preceded in death by her sister, Sarah Ann Griffin, and her parents, Robert Neil Hanner and Billie Reaves Hanner. Frances is survived by her beloved husband of 54 years, Donald Neill Conoly; sons Kenneth Neill Conoly and wife Peggy of Carolina Beach, N.C., Jeffrey David Conoly and wife Regina of Chester, Va., and Jason Paul Conoly and wife Amy of Florence, S.C.; brother Scott Hanner of Wake Forest; grandchildren Stephanie Groger and husband Jimmy, Crystal Lamb, David Conoly and wife Lindsey, and Samantha Conoly; great-grandchildren Jacob, Lily and Reiley Groger, Gavin and Chloe Lamb, Braydon, McKenna and Landon Conoly.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov 19, at Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, 305 Bethania-Rural Hall Road, Rural Hall. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem. Memorials may be made to St. Andrews at 357 Old Hollow Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27105.

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