Obit of Dora Faye Downs (d520) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 6 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Dora Faye Downs, of Cheyenne, was born May 21, 1917 at Stonewall, Oklahoma and passed away Sunday, March 19, 1989 in the Roger Mills Memorial Hospital, Cheyenne, at the age of 71 years, 9 months and 26 days. Dora Faye, the daughter of Jim and Georgia Miller grew up in Kelton, Texas. On August 3, 1941, she was married to Audrey Downs at Perryton, Texas where they made their home for a short while before moving to the Wheeler, Mobeetie communities. They later moved to Shamrock, living there until 1963 when Dora Faye moved to Cheyenne. She operated a Day Care Center for several years caring for numerous children from this area. She was lovingly known as "Da Da" to her day care children. She has been a member of the First Baptist Church of Cheyenne for 30 years and attended the Martha Sunday School Class. Those who preceded her in death were her parents, step-father, E.P. Joiner; 4 sisters, Golda Perryman, Emily Freeman, Winnie Billingsley, Edith Martin and 1 brother, Lewis Joiner. Survivors include: 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Jerral Wayne and Gerri Downs of Houston, Texas, Larry Galen and Shirley Downs of McAlester, Oklahoma, Jerry Lee and Jetta Downs, Shamrock, Texas; 3 sisters, Beatrice Balusek of Kilgore, Texas, Onetta Pierce of Cheyenne, Lena Goss of Gainesville, Texas; 3 brothers, John L. Miller, Chama, New Mexico, Otto Miller, Pampa, Texas, Tom Joiner of Mangum, Oklahoma; 7 grandchildren, Jarrett Downs, Garrick Downs, Lace Sir Forban, Trampas Forban, LaDawyna Faye Dean Downs, Adelia Downs, and Ashley Downs. Services were held Wednesday March 22, 1989 at 10:30 a.m. in the First Baptist Church of Cheyenne with Jerry Perryman and Ken Shiplet officiating. Burial followed in the Kelton, Texas Cemetery under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Services, Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok