Obituary: Mary Ruth Downs, 87, Lebanon
Mary Ruth Downs, 87, of Lebanon, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Life Care Center of Bardstown. She was born May 19, 1928, in Washington County. She was a former homemaker and member of St. Augustine Catholic Church.
MARY RUTH DOWNS
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Francis Downs Sr. (1959); two sons, Joseph Francis Downs Jr. and David Michael Downs; her father, Andy Coulter; her mother, Sherley Mae Mulberry Coulter; her stepmother, Mary Theresa Nalley Coulter; four sisters, Marie Elizabeth Spalding, Helen Frances Fryman, Margaret Louise Bryant and Mary Irene Wayne; two brothers, James Andrew Coulter and James Eugene Coulter; and one granddaughter, Theresa Mae Bickett.
Survivors include three daughters, Carol Jeffries, Cil Wright (Bobby) and Janice Wilkerson (Gary), all of Lebanon; two sons, Billy Downs and Chris Downs, both of Lebanon; one brother, Allen Coulter of Yelm, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
The Mass of Christian Burial is 2 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 3560 North St. Francis Road, Loretto.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto with a rosary at 7 PM with the Rev. Thomas E. Mattingly.
The Mattingly Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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