Obituary: Sonja “Nookie” Downs, 47, of Fairfield
SONJA ‘NOOKIE’ DOWNS
Sonja “Nookie” Downs, 47, of Fairfield, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, in Bloomfield. She was born Oct. 18, 1966, in Bardstown. She was a newspaper carrier for The Kentucky Standard and Louisville Courier-Journal. She was a 1985 graduate of Nelson County High School where she played softball and basketball. She was a member of Open Door Christian Center in Bloomfield.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy Brook Williams; two grandmothers, Elizabeth Moxley and Elizabeth Thompson; two grandfathers, John Pat Williams I and Sun Downs; and one uncle, Alfred Wiggington.
She is survived by her father, John Williams of Fairfield; one sister, Tammy Williams of Bardstown; two brothers, John “Reese” Downs of Woodlawn and Michael Williams of Bardstown; four nieces, Kaylin Williams, Brook Williams, Rozlyn Young and Taylar Williams; two nephews, Joseph Downs and John Mahoney; and two great-nieces, Brooklyn Lee and Aniyah Warren.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Open Door Christian Center in Bloomfield with burial in the Bloomfield Cemetery. Pastor Mavis Bennett will officiate.
Visitation is noon-1 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the church.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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