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- OBITUARY; July 4, 1976
Charles Walter Downard, born 29 August 1892 in Iron County, Missouri, son of James Marshall and Mary Elizabeth Robinson Downard, expiring on June 30 at Winchester Memorial Hospital in Winchester, Virginia, at the age of 83 years. he was preceded in death by four brothers, harry, William, Jesse and Marshall; three sisters, Cora Sutton, Sarah Horton, and Lee Hogan.
He was united in marriage to Cecelia Goforth Horton on 19 September 1920. Thus being survived by his wife Cecelia of Middletown, Virginia, two daughters, Helen (Mrs. Davis Hicks, Ruth (Mrs. Roy McNeil) of Rockville, Maryland; two sons, Harry Allen Downard of Stephens City, Virginia and Joseph Marion Downard of Silver Spring, Maryland, 9 grandchildren, Helen Downard McNeil of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cecelia Ann McNeil, Mary Lewellyn McNeil, and Nancy Marie Hicks, all of Rockville, Maryland, Mrs. Janet Downard Wymer of London, England, Diane Marie Downard of Stephens City, Virginia, Charles Allen, Joseph Marion and Wesley Edward Downard of Silver Spring, Maryland, eight nieces, Mrs. Ella Richardson of Bellview, Missouri, Mrs. Hazel Govero of Oregon, Mrs. Irene Sweeney, and Mrs. Icelmae Downs of Arizona, Miss Jessie Hogan of Massachusetts, Mrs. Aileen Roberts. Wilmington, Delaware, Mrs. Geraldine Scott of St. Louis, Missouri, Mrs Pat Miller of Belleville, Illinois, 3 nephews, Ed Sutton of Alaska, William and Gilbert Sutton of California, also a host of other relatives and dear friends.
Mr. Downard spent 42 years in the school teaching field in Iron, St. Francois, and Washington Counties. The last 8 years he was County Superintendent of School for Washington County, retiring at the age of 70 years. Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, July 3, 11976 with Rev. Virgil Parker of Salem officiating. Interment was in Sunlight Cemetery at Belgrade, Missouri under the direction of Sparks Funeral Home in Potosi, Missouri.
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