Individual Details
Ella Mae FURR
(22 Oct 1921 - 28 Dec 2018)
Events
Families
Spouse | Lancaster Mansfield "Lank" DOWNES (1916 - 1985) |
Child | Della Jeanette DOWNES ( - ) |
Child | Geraldine "Gerry" DOWNES (1953 - 1998) |
Father | William Franklin "Willie" FURR (1890 - 1953) |
Mother | Annie Inez JOHNSON (1894 - 1967) |
Sibling | Willie "Otto" FURR (1917 - 1968) |
Sibling | Arthur Carl FURR (1919 - 1990) |
Sibling | Della Gay FURR (1921 - 1977) |
Sibling | Robert Eugene FURR (1928 - 1997) |
Sibling | Linda Carol FURR (1946 - 1953) |
Notes
Death
Funeral Services for Ella Mae Downes, age 97, of Picayune, MS, who passed away Friday, December 28, 2018, will be held Thursday, January 3, 2019, at 2:00 pm at Roseland Park Baptist Church. Visitation will be Thursday, January 3, 2019 from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm at Roseland Park Baptist Church. Burial will be in New Palestine Cemetery under the direction of McDonald Funeral Home. Rev. Dan Young will officiate the service. A native of Pearl River County, MS, she was a retired Teacher's Aide. She was a member of Roseland Park Baptist Church, and the B.A.L.L. Club. Ella Mae was a loving grandmother, great grandmother, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend, who will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Franklin Furr and Annie Inez Johnson Furr; her husband, Mansfield L. Downes; her daughters, Della Jeanette Freeman and Geraldine "Gerry" Downes; her sister, Della Gay Powell; her brothers, Robert Eugene Furr, Arthur Carl Furr, and Willie "Otto" Furr. Left to cherish her memory are her 2 grandchildren, Rebecca (Doug) Hendricks and Jonathan Freeman; 3 great grandchildren, Kyra Hendricks, Adele Hendricks, and Jackman Hendricks; her sister-in-law, Lottie Furr; and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.The Picayune Item, Picayune, Mississippi, January 2, 1019
Endnotes
1. Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 November 2020.
2. The Picayune Item, Picayune, Mississippi, January 2, 2019.
3. findagrave.com.