Theresa Connors

Theresa Connors died October 16, 2012 in Sandia Park, New Mexico. She was born on Dec. 27, 1948 in Ocala, Florida to L’Louise and James Connors and grew up in Bossier City, Louisiana, graduating from Bossier High School in 1966. She attended Louisiana Tech and LSU where she obtained her Masters Degree in Library Science.

Tess was an artist, a gardener, a lover of animals and books. Her home in Arkansas was filled with art that she had either made herself or collected, with hundreds of books and, always, with her special cats. Outside she surrounded her home with beautiful gardens. She worked as a librarian in Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Missouri and Russellville, Arkansas where she lived until the onset of her illness. For years she wrote book reviews for “The Library Journal” and kept up a

lively correspondence with several of her favorite authors through that venue.

She is survived by her sister, Connie Strange of New Mexico and three brothers, Danny Connors of Georgia, Jim Connors of Tennessee and Terry Connors of New Mexico as well as several nieces and nephews and their families.

Graveside services celebrating Tess’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Hill Crest Memorial Park where she will be buried next to her beloved mother and father. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family by visiting www.hillcrestmemorialfh.com.