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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., December 26, 1996, page 14

WILLIAM CONBOY

William Peter "Bill" Conboy, of Goldendale, died Dec. 18, 1996, near Mattawa from injuries received from a fall from a hay truck.
Mr. Conboy was born March 24, 1930, near Trout Lake to Orie and Mabel Wright Conboy, members of an area founding pioneer family.
He was raised in Glenwood and lived all his life in Klickitat with the exception of residing in Condon, Ore., from 1948 to 1957. He graduated from Condon High School in 1948. While attending Condon High School, he was recognized for his outstanding basketball talent by being named to the state all-star team.
On June 2, 1951, he married Ellen Webb in Condon. They returned to Glenwood in 1957 and relocated in Goldendale in 1981. His main occupation through the years was farming and agricultural trucking. He began rodeoing while a teenager, competing in the bare-back riding, calf roping, steer wrestling and cow milking contest.
He served as a director of the Northwest Rodeo Association for several years. His involvement with rodeo continued past his competing days by serving on the Klickitat county Fair Board as rodeo chairman of the Klickitat County Fair Rodeo.
He was always interested in the area youth and was an avid supporter of the local youth rodeo and basketball programs.
Mr. Conboy was preceded in death by his parents, Orie and Mabel Conboy; a brother, Richard Conboy; and sister June Tarp.
He is survived by his two daughters and sons-in-law Kathy and "Lucky" Gordon Proctor, Grand Coulee and Lynn and Brice Wilkins, Condon; son and daughter-in-law Scott and Staci Conboy, Goldendale; sister Lorraine Talbert, Missoula, Mont.; brother Leslie Conboy, Umatilla, Ore.; grandchildren Shanna, Hud, Gibb and Marne Wilkins, Kaycee, Shane and Cody Proctor, Seth and Jailin Conboy and Matthew Loomis; and 12 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Dec. 30, 1996, at 10 a.m. at the New Life Assembly of God Church in Goldendale with the Pastor Ken Akins officiating.
Interment will be in the Mt. Adams Cemetery in Glenwood.
Memorials may be given to the Klickitat County Cowboy Memorial Fund in care of the Klickitat county Fair to establish a memorial award to be given to the all-around cowboy at the Klickitat County Fair Rodeo.
Arrangements were handled by Erdman Funeral Home in Goldendale.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., January 2, 1997, page 3

WILLIAM PETER CONBOY

William Peter Conboy William Peter "Bill" Conboy, 66, of Goldendale, passed away Dec. 18, 1996, near Mattawa from injuries received in a fall from a hay truck.
Bill was born March 24, 1930 near Trout Lake to Orie and Mabel Wright Conboy, members of an area founding pioneer family. Raised in Glenwood, he lived his life in Klickitat County with the exception of residing in the Condon, Ore. area from 1948 to 1957. Bill graduated from Condon High School in 1949. While attending Condon High School he was recognized for his outstanding basketball talent by being named to the state all-star team.
In 1951, he married Ellen Webb in Condon. They returned to Glenwood in 1957 and he relocated to Goldendale in 1981.
Bill's main occupation through the years was farming and agricultural trucking. He began rodeoing while a teenager, competing in the bareback riding, calf roping, steer wrestling and cow milking events.
Bill served as a director of the Northwest Rodeo Association for several years. His involvement with rodeo continued past his competing days by serving on the Klickitat County Fair Board as rodeo chairman.
Always interested in the area youth, Bill was an avid supporter of the local youth rodeo and basketball programs.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Orie and Mabel Conboy; brother, Richard Conboy and sister, June Tarp.
Bill is survived by two daughters, Kathy and husband "Lucky" Gordon Proctor of Grand Coulee, Lynn and husband Bruce Wilkins of Condon; son, Scott and wife Staci Conboy of Goldendale; sister, Lorraine Talbert of Missoula, Mont.; brother, Leslie Conboy of Umatilla, Ore.; grandchildren, Shanna, Hud, Gibb and Marne Wilkins, Kaycee, Shane and Cody Proctor, Seth and Jailin Conboy, Matthew Loomis and twelve nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Dec. 30, at the New Life Assembly of God Church with Pastor Ken Akins officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Adams Cemetery in Glenwood under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Klickitat County Cowboy Memorial Fund, c/o Klickitat County Fair, to establish a memorial award to be given to the all-around cowboy at the Klickitat County Fair rodeo.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., December 26, 1996, page 1
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RODEO PATRON CONBOY DIES

The end of an era came to a close Wednesday, Dec. 18 with the passing of William P. Conboy.
Folks who knew him would not have been surprised to hear that he died while working, unloading hay from the back of a flatbed truck.
One longtime friend didn't mince words when remembering Conboy, she simply said, "He worked. That's Bill."
Conboy, 66, moved to Goldendale 25 years ago from Glenwood. He raised cattle and hauled them all over Oregon and Washington. A hardworking man, Conboy lived the life of a rancher.
"He had a strong personality," one of his many friends said when describing Conboy's character. He worked from sun up to sun down."
Conboy was instrumental in getting the arena at the Goldendale fairgrounds rebuilt back in 1993.
He worked as a Chairman of the Klickitat County Fair Board for over five years and as Director of the county rodeo. He was in charge of all planning and logistics for the event, coordinated judging and kept the grounds neat.
Conboy had a lot of experience rodeoing long before he came to Goldendale.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s he was considered one of the top cow muggers in the Northwest.
More recently, Conboy showed enthusiastic support for youngsters inthe junior rodeo. He also was known to avidly attend high school basketball games, even though he didn't have any of his own children playing. He just loved kids.
Bill Conboy was a unique individual who worked hard and gave of himself to the community.
One old friend summed his life up best: "Bill Conboy was a can do kind of person. He got things done."
Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec.30 at 10 a.m. at the New Life Assembly of God Church, located at 1602 S. Columbus in Goldendale; Pastor Ken Akins will officiate.
Interment will be in Mt. Adams cemetery in Glenwood under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.