From: KyArchives Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 2:11 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Downs.Margaret.Landreth.1961.Breckinridge.OBIT Margaret LANDRETH DOWNS February 26, 1961 Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries Breckinridge County Herald-News, Friday, March 3, 1961 OBITUARY Mrs. Margaret "Maggie" DOWNS, age 82, of Cloverport. Ky (Breckinridge County), died at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg on Sunday, February 26, 1961. Mrs. DOWNS was born January 13, 1879 at Mitchell, Indiana (Lawrence County). The daughter of William Thomas LANDRETH and Nancy Jane PRUETT. Her husband preceded her in death 18 years ago, and since she has made her home with her children. She had lived the past year in the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. S. HOUSTON and the Reverend HOUSTON, Cloverport. She is survived by: two daughters: Mrs. L. S. HOUSTON of Cloverport, Ky Mrs. E. M. ARNETTE of Morton, Illinois (Tazewell County) one son: Elza B. DOWNS of Kouts, Indiana (Porter County) three sisters: Mrs. Edith DAVIS of Champaign, Illinois (Champaign County) Mrs. Emma CARROLL of the Other Line Home of Lebanon, Ohio (Warren County) Mrs. Fred CLARK of Hume, Illinois (Edgar County) 4 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 2, 1961 at Grant Memorial Methodist Church of Cloverport, and burial was in Center Ridge Cemetery in Sullivan, Indiana (Sullivan County). Submitted by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/