Mary Elizabeth Downing
1901 - 1994 (93 years)
Generation: 1
1. Mary Elizabeth Downing was born on 29 May 1901 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; died on 14 Nov 1994 in Kentucky; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Notes:
Mary Elizabeth Downing Evans, 93, widow of Herndon J. Evans, who was a former editor of the Lexington Herald, died yesterday. Services 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Visitation 4-6 p.m. today, home of Mary Wallis Landrum and Baylor Landrum Jr., Louisville. Arrangements, Pearson Funeral Home, Louisville. Contributions suggested to University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.
Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky. Tuesday, 15 November 1994.
Mrs. Herndon J. Evans, 93, Lexington, formerly of Louisville, died Monday at Jefferson Place.
She was the former Mary Elizabeth Downing and a member of First United Methodist Church in Lexington.
Survivors: a daughter, Mrs. Baylor Landrum Jr.; a sister, Mrs. Fred B. Tetzel; and three grandchildren.
Graveside service: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Cave Hill Cemetery. Visitation: the Landrum residence, Fairway Lane, 4-6 p.m. Tuesday. Arrangements: Pearson’s.
Memorial gifts: Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, 101 Sanders-Brown Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. 40536-0230.
The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Tuesday, 15 November 1994.
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Section 30, lot 113, grave 2Mary married Herndon Julian Evans in 1923 in Kentucky. Herndon (son of John Gray Evans and Malinda Roberta "Berta" Hamm) was born on 22 Dec 1895 in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky; died on 26 Feb 1976 in Clearwater Beach, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]