William Ardeen Conley, a resident of Florence, Alabama, passed away peacefully on February 10, 2026, at the age of 81. William was born on December 28, 1944, to Milas Brown Conley and Willie Sybil Conley. He attended Sheffield High School and joined the navy at the age of 18. William served on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Hancock, one of the first ships deployed to Vietnam, where he earned the rank of Petty Officer Second Class. He later worked for TVA as a unit operator at Bellefonte Nuclear Plant and Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. An honored veteran, accomplished nuclear engineer, successful real estate developer, and avid tennis player, William Conley is preceded in death by his first son, Beaux Patrick Conley, his sister, Wanda Senn, and his brother, Milas Conley, Jr. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Patricia Conley, their son, Brandon Conley, and his sister, Delilah Brown. A hard-working, kindhearted, and honorable man, William Conley will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Private services will be held.
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To Bill’s family and wife I am so sorry for your loss, may God bless you and give you strength during this time. My name is John O’Bryan and I started working with Bill in 1972 at Browns Ferry, then I worked with him again in 1978 at Bellefonte Nuclear plant until 1982 when I left TVA. Bill and I carpooled to Belfonte from Huntsville. I enjoyed working with Bill very much, we had a lot of fun working together and he taught me a lot about Nuclear Power. I think the last time I saw Bill was in 1993. Bill was a good man and he was a good friend of mine.