Wayne Conley’s ‘interesting’ approach to life impacted region
Ron Jones and Wayne Conley were playing golf years ago when Conley hit the ball up into a pine tree.
While some people would take the ball down and move on, Conley, owner of Conley Resort, opted to hit the ball out of the tree. Jones remembers this golf outing among many others over the years because Conley still managed to bogey the hole.
“The ball was practically out of play, but he still hit it,” Jones said. “The professionals don’t lose balls, and he said that just because we don't have a gallery doesn't mean we shouldn't take a lost ball.”
Conley died Feb. 26 in his Butler home at the age of 69. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Barbara Anderson Conley, as well as his children, Sean, Erin and Kyle; siblings Jeanne McLaughlin, Robert Conley and James Conley; and grandchildren Ava, Tiger Lily and Maeve.
In addition to being a business owner, Conley was a past president of the Butler AM Rotary Club and helped to create and develop the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau in his 40 years in the Butler business sector.
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