Constance "Connie" Jane Killam's Obituary
Click the you tube link for virtual funeral service on Thursday January 7, 10:25 a.m. https://youtu.be/k_JKAx0WyU4 Connie's Life Video https://vimeo.com/497348187 To chat at virtual funeral service follow these instructions: Here are our instructions for signing in to YouTube so people can leave messages in the chat during the livestream: http://fumcames.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Ames-First-UMC-YouTube-Instructions.pdf Constance "Connie" Killam, 88, of Ames, Iowa passed away peacefully on December 29, 2020 at Northridge Village. A public visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA. Masks and social distancing are required due to the Covid-19 guidelines, any guests that would like to pay their respects to Connie will have the opportunity, although her immediate family will not be in attendance. A private family funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 7, 2021 at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Avenue, Ames, IA with burial at Ames Municipal Cemetery to follow. Connie was born on October 17, 1932 to Bernard and Marjorie (Jordan) Brown, in Des Moines, Iowa. Connie was a graduate from Roosevelt High School with the class of 1950 and attended AIB college afterwards. Connie would marry James Hilt in 1953; the two would later divorce. On December 5, 1960, Connie married Robert Killam in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. The two would move to Ames to start their lives together. While in Ames, Connie became part owner of Midwest Transportation and loved her interaction with the community. She was a member of First United Methodist and the Sweet Adelines; both groups shared an important part in her life. Left to honor Connie's memory are her children, Pamela (Kraig) Brower of Ames, Iowa and Daniel (Steve) Killam of West Linn, Oregon; grandchildren, Michael (Lori) Brower of Benton, Arkansas and Shantel (Christian) Kirkegaard of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Connie also leaves behind four great-grandsons and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Killam; parents, Bernard and Marjorie; brother, Garth Brown; sister, Sandra Stone; grandson, Joshua Brower; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be directed to the First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Avenue, Ames, Iowa 50010 in Connie's name. Online condolences may be made at www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com
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