Mrs. Mary Lee Downing
July 26, 1951 - January 9, 2015
Mrs. Mary Lee Downing was born July 26, 1951 in Pike County, Alabama. She attended local public schools, and, at an early age, joined the Benevolent Grove Baptist Church. Mary devoted her life to being a faithful wife, loving mother and grandmother, and homemaker. Therefore, she mastered the art of cooking and quilting. She was also a wonderful sister to all her siblings. Mary always wore a beautiful smile and expressed a gentle spirit. She will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her. She departed this life on Friday, January 9, 2015 at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her mother, Francis Lee Davis. She leaves to cherish her memories: her husband of forty-three years, Tommy Lee Downing, Brundidge, AL; three sons, Johnny F. Downing, Brundidge, AL; Johnny M. Downing, Montgomery, AL; and Jerry (Rebecca) Downing, Dothan, AL; three sisters, Annie Smith, Birmingham, AL; Mearlean Pritchett, Troy, AL; and Jodie (Charles) Temple, Troy, AL; one brother, Willie M. Davis, Troy, AL; one granddaughter, Jasmine Downing, Enterprise, AL; a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Mary Lee Downing was born July 26, 1951 in Pike County, Alabama. She attended local public schools, and, at an early age, joined the Benevolent Grove Baptist Church. Mary devoted her life to being a faithful wife, loving mother and... View Obituary & Service Information