Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Downing, Estella Roberts August 3, 1971 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deborah VanDeveer http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008482 December 5, 2025, 10:14 am The Virginian-Pilot, Wednesday, August 4, 1971 NORFOLK - Mrs. Estella Downing of 932 Mariner St. died Tuesday in a hospital. A native of Goldsboro, N.C., she was a daughter of William and Mrs. Fannie Roberts and the widow of David Downing. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Order of St. Francis. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Deloris Richardson of Norfolk and Mrs. Catherine Langley of Philadelphia; a brother, Joseph Roberts of Boston; a sister, Mrs. Lossie Jones of New York; nine grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. A Requiem Mass will be said Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Graves Funeral Home has charge. The Rosary will be recited Friday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/d/downing19406gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb