Downs obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Downs, David C.              12 Feb 1999    Feb 1999    Don Johnson  
Downs, Mabel J.               1 Feb 2011    Feb 2011    Jerry Nelson 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  2/12/1999 

DOWNS, DAVID C. 
Co-owner of St. Gabriel Valve Service Inc. in St. Gabriel and a resident of
Slaughter, he died at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999, at Our Lady of
the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 55 and a native of
Kentwood. Visiting at Charlet Funeral Home Inc., Zachary, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday and after noon Friday. Religious services at the funeral home at 
2 p.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. George Haile, assisted by Dr. Wayne
Barnes. Interment in Feliciana Rest Cemetery, Slaughter. Survived by wife
of 33 years, Peggy Hall Downs, Slaughter; a daughter and son-in-law,
Shannon and Danny Warren, St. Gabriel; two sons and a daughter-in-law,
Brent E. Downs and Brad and Cindy Downs, all of Baton Rouge; four sisters,
Joyce Schram, Slaughter, Ann McCully, McComb, Miss., Christine Saragusa,
Independence, and Donna Sue Goff, Magnolia, Miss.; two brothers, Donald E.
Downs, Baton Rouge, and Johnny E. Downs, St. Francisville; eight grand-
children, Haley and Madelyn Downs, Jordan, Bradley and Thomas Downs,
Daniel, Stephen and Katelyn Warren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by parents, J.C. and Marie Downs. Pallbearers will be
Mark Leto, James and Lee Downs, Rusty McCulley, Barry, Brent and Mike
Causey and Derek Boyd. Honorary pallbearers are Wayne Downs, Harry Gardner,
Jerry Boyd and Ira Gene Causey. He was a member of First Baptist Church of
Zachary. Memorial donations may be given to the National Diabetic
Association. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  2/1/2011

DOWNS, MABEL J.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel J. Downs will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 
at Life Tabernacle Church, 9323 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge, with the Rev. Tony
Spell and the Rev. Sammy Williamson officiating. Graveside service will 
follow at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, in Turkey Creek Cemetery under the 
direction of Rush Funeral Home, Oakdale. Mrs. Downs, 88, entered eternal 
rest on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center. Mabel, 
a native of Turkey Creek, was born Oct. 13, 1922. She was a retired state 
employee, resident of Baton Rouge and member of Life Tabernacle Church. She 
was a loving mother and grandmother who will be sadly missed by all. She was 
preceded in death by husband, Taylor H. Downs; daughter, Marilyn Gay 
McDaniel; and grandson, Roy L. McDaniel Jr. Those left to mourn her loss and 
cherish her memory include two sons, James A. Downs and his wife, Betty, of 
Covington, Ga., and Lynn A. Downs and his wife, Melanie, of Hammond; two 
grandsons, Todd M. McDaniel, of Prairieville, and Stuart D. Downs, of 
Covington, Ga.; three great-grandchildren and three great-great-
grandchildren. Friends may call at the Life Tabernacle Church, Baton Rouge,
on Tuesday, Feb. 1, from 3 p.m. until service at 7 p.m. Friends may post
online messages of condolence for the Downs family by visiting 
www.rushfh.com.

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