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Hope Davis Connally, 93

Hope Davis Connally died on Dec. 12, 2017, after celebrating her 93rd birthday on Dec. 2 with family and friends. She was born in Tahlequah, Okla., in 1922, but moved to Southern California when she was a small child. She attended Chaffey High School in Ontario, Calif., and Pasadena City College.

She leaves behind Claudia (Randy) Hurt of St. Maries, Idaho, and Carole (David) Tabakman of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, along with four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Her son, Jeff Henry, preceded her in death in 2001.

In 1958 she married Wally Connally, to whom she was married for 56 years until his death in 2014.

Hope had a long career in real estate sales, as an escrow officer, and retired as the first woman vice president at Great Western Savings and Loan.

In 1992 Wally and Hope moved to Coeur d’Alene.

She was an avid bridge player, and will be remembered as a witty, smart, and full-of-life woman.

There will be no services at her request.