Rev. Kale Parks Conner 95 of Berea, passed away Monday December 8, 2014 at the Berea Health Care Center. Kale was born in Madison County to the late Garley and Sallie Curry Conner. He was a member of Middletown Baptist Church and a WWII U.S. Army veteran. He was a skilled wood craftsman and Southern Baptist minister. He worked for several years with the Baptist State Mission Board of Kentucky doing Mountain Mission work in Eastern Kentucky. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years Beth H. Conner, his two daughters Peggy (Rev. Bill) Woods of Berea and Sarah (Earl) Botkin of Smithfield, NC, one sister Macie Eades of Richmond, four brothers Leo, William “Bill”, Garley “Slick” Conner of Richmond and Raymond Conner of Walton, KY, three grandchildren Matthew (Britta) Woods, Mark (Sarah) Woods of Berea and Valerie Botkin of SC, eight great grandchildren Trevor, Hailey, Emily, Ethan, Eli and Evan Woods of Berea, Trey and Cole Stewart of SC. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a sister Mary Elizabeth Wall and two brothers Ernest and Joe Conner. Funeral services will be 11am Saturday December 13, 2014 at Lakes Funeral Home in Berea with Rev. Kenny Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Berea Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6-9 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, 300 Clear Creek Rd., Pineville, KY 40977 or Berea Health Care Resident Special Needs Fund, 601 Richmond Rd., Berea, KY 40403. Pallbearers will be Trevor, Ethan, Eli and Evan Woods, Trey and Cole Stewart. Honorary bearers will be Bill, Matthew, Mark, Hailey and Emily Woods and Earl Botkin. www.lakesfuneralhome.com