Nov 21, 2017

Lula C. Conaway Tukesbrey of King George, Va., formerly of Waynesburg, died Saturday, November 18, 2017, in King George.

She was born April 16, 1934, in Nineveh, a daughter of the late Paul and Mary Guthrie Conaway.

Mrs. Tukesbrey was a graduate of Waynesburg Central High School.

She resided most of her life in Waynesburg, where she worked bookkeeping and accounting for G.C. Murphy Co.

On September 7, 1983, she married John R. Tukesbrey, who died December 5, 2003.

Surviving are a son, Col. John D. Conaway of King George and wife Mary Conaway; stepdaughter Mary Norman of Somerset, Mass.; three grandsons, Mark, Johnathan and Ethan Conaway; five stepgrandchildren, Nadia, Natasha, Ryan, Alex and Kayla; great-grandchild James Conaway; and a niece and two nephews, Shirley Shannon, Terry Tanner and Brian Tanner.

Deceased are two sisters, Freda Mae Tanner and Erma Grace Conaway; a brother, Ralph E. Conaway; and a stepdaughter, Paula Ann Murphy.

Friends will be received from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, November 25, in Behm Funeral Homes Inc., 182 W. High Street, Waynesburg, followed by a memorial service at 2. Condolences may be offered at www.behmfh.com.