Date of birth: 24 Feb 1907
Date of death: 03 Jul 1994

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Burial Information

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Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot:
Status: Occupied

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Notes

Elizabeth Emerson Downs Mrs. Elizabeth Emerson McRae Downs, age 87, resident of Greenwood, died of heart failure Sunday, July 3, 1994 at Pemberton Manor in Greenwood.

A Holmes County native, Mrs. Downs was a former Lexington resident and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Lexington. She also was a member of Order of the Eastern Star in Lexington and the Garden Club in Lexington. She was an avid bridge player, a homemaker, and widow of John Downs.

Mrs. Downs is survived by sons, Lon Downs of French Camp, John W. "Bill" Downs of Greenwood, Frank Downs of Ashland City, Tennessee and Edward M. "Ned" Downs of Brook, Virginia; her daughter, Mrs. Katherine Vita of Richland, Washington; her brother, Urvin McRae of Carthage; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Graveside funeral services were held Wednesday, July 6, in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Southern Funeral Home in Lexington was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to French Camp Academy in French Camp; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 332 N. Lauderdale St., Memphis, Tennessee 38105; or the American Cancer Society's Mississippi Division, 1380 Livingston Lane, Jackson 39213.

The Winona Times Winona, MS July 14, 1994

Parents: John Leonidas McRae, Jr. Katerine Ash McRae Siblings: John Murrell McRae Edward Ash McRae Frank Benjamin McRae Elizabeth Emerson McRae Downs Rebecca E. McRae Urvin Hunter McRae Spouse: John William Downs

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