Zadie Lee Conklin, 76, of Whiteland, Indiana, died Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Greenwood Health Care Center in Greenwood, Indiana. She was born January 11, 1946, in Ariton, Alabama, to Robert L. Sanders, Sr. and Lee Sanders. On April 7, 1967, in Ozark, Alabama, she married Thomas Lewis Conklin. Mrs. Conklin worked as a nurse's aide for 18 years in Indianapolis and Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was a member of Grace Communion Church Indianapolis. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Thomas L. Conklin, Sr. of Whiteland; a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas L. Conklin, Jr and Chrissy Conklin; five grandchildren, Brad (Chelsea) Conklin, Alan (Rachel) Conklin, Aaron (Kayla) Conklin, T.J. (Crystal) Fuller, and Callie Conklin; four great-grandchildren, Parker Fuller, Payton Fuller, Brooklyn Conklin, and Brayden Conklin; four sisters, Jewell Johnson of Ozark, Alabama, Edna Jaramillo of Colorado, Farrill Griffin of Ozark, Alabama, and Eunice Sanders of Phoenix City, Alabama; and two brothers, Cecil Sanders of Ozark, Alabama, and Foy Sanders of Ozark, Alabama. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert L. Sanders, Jr. and Roy Sanders. Funeral services will be Friday, January 21, 2022, at 2 p.m. at Young Family Funeral Home, Kendallville Chapel, 222 South State Street, Kendallville with Pastor Regan Ford of the First Church of God in Kendallville officiating. Burial will follow at Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville. Visitation is Friday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. View a video tribute after Friday or share memories and condolences at www.youngfamilyfuneralhome.com