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Donald Albert DOWNEY

Male 1932 - 2009  (77 years)


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  • Name Donald Albert DOWNEY 
    Birth 27 Apr 1932  Carthage, Jasper County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Mechanic and Jack-of-All-Trades 
    Death 14 Aug 2009  Rogers, Benton County, AR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 18 Aug 2009  Park Cemetery, Carthage, Jasper County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO, August 17, 2009:

      Donald Downey

      ROGERS, Ark. - Donald Downey, 77, formerly of Carthage, Mo., passed away Friday, Aug. 14, 2009. He was a handyman.

      Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Park Cemetery, Carthage. Visitation was Monday at Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage.

      (2) The Carthage Press, Carthage, MO, August 27, 2009:

      Donald Downey

      CARTHAGE, Mo. - Donald Downey of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Carthage, passed away at 11 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14, 2009.

      He was born in Carthage on April 27, 1932. Donald was the son of Jesse Downey and Margaret (Frost) Downey. Donald was a retired mechanic and a Jack-of-all-trades. He served in the Army during the Korean War. Donald was a part of the American Legion of Little Rock, Ark., an avid Fisherman and enjoyed hunting in his earlier years.

      Donald married Mary (Hodges) Downey on May 1, 1986, in Springdale, Ark. She survives. Other survivors are one son, Daniel Downey and wife Trisha of Joplin; one daughter, Rhonda McCormick and husband Alan of Carthage; four step sons, Wayne Spears, Springdale, Ark., Billy Spears of Rogers, Ark.; Rick Spears and Jeffery Spears of Tulsa, Okla.; [brother] L.J Downey and wife Edith of Carthage; [brother] J.E. "Doc" Downey and wife Ina of Carthage; one sister Phyllis Hamilton of Carthage; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

      Donald is preceded in death by one step daughter, Barbara Spears of Springdale Ark.; two brothers Jim and Harold Downey; and two sisters, Lorene Clinton and Velma Maretta.

      Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, in Park Cemetery.

      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at Ulmer Funeral Home.

      Contributions may be made to the Circle of Life Hospice in Care of Ulmer Funeral Home.

      Arrangements are under the direction of Ulmer Funeral Home.

      (3) Social Security Death Index:

      Name: Donald A. Downey
      SSN: 498-32-1702
      Last Residence: 72758 Rogers, Benton, Arkansas
      Born: 27 Apr 1932
      Died: 14 Aug 2009
      State (Year) SSN issued: Missouri (Before 1951)
    Person ID I1680  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father Jess Elmer DOWNEY,   b. 25 Dec 1889, Sarcoxie, Jasper County, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1980, Carthage, Jasper County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Margaret Jane FROST,   b. 25 Dec 1893, Cincinnati, Appanoose County, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1986, Carthage, Jasper County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1909  Hillsdale, Garfield County, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F1419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F1505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Shirley Nelle McMICHAEL,   b. 22 Feb 1930, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1995, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1960  Carthage, Jasper County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Divorce Abt 1975 
    Family ID F1508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Living 
    Family ID F1509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

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    1. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Oklahoma CountyMarriages, 1891-1959: Name: Jesse E Downey Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 26 Dec 1909 Event Place: Garfield, Oklahoma Age: 21 Race: Birth Date: Estimated Birth Year: 1888 Marriage License or Bond Date: Place of Marriage License or Bond: Garfield, Oklahoma Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Margaret J Frost Spouse's Titles & Terms: Miss Spouse's Age: 15 Spouse's Race: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1894 Spouse's Father: J R Frost Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 1398698 Digital Folder Number: 4532285 Image Number: 00172.

    2. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Missouri MarriageRecords, 1805-2002 [database online], Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007: Name: Donald Albert Downey Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1932 Marriage Date: 8 Oct 1960 Marriage Location: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri Marriage County: Jasper Spouse Name: Shirley Nelle Mc Michael Spouse Age: 30.