- Mrs. Emma Jane Downs, 75, wife of William H. Downs, former police lieutenant, died today in the Bonhurst Nursing home, after a lingering illness.
Mrs. Downs, who lived at 2315 Twenty-first street. Was born in Huntington, Ont., and has lived in
Niagara Falls for the last 43 years. She was a devout member of the Chapeland Free Methodist church, Weston avenue and Fifteenth street.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Downs is survived by two sons Ernest and Orrln,- this city; two daughters, Mrs. Olive Matthews, this city, and Mrs. Violet Pack, Lewiston, and three sisters, Mrs. Annie Osterhout and Mrs, Lorena Adams, Vancouver, B. C; and Mrs. Minnie Downs, Trenton, N. J. A fourth sister, Mrs. Alpha Hagman, Easton, Pa, died recently. Three brothers also survive. They are Harold Maybee, Pekln; Herbert Maybee, Niagara Falls. Ont, and Orrln Maybee, Vancouver, B. C.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon, at a time not yet determined, at the Free Methodist church, with the Rev. David E. Callen. pastor of the church, and the Rev. Charles B, Bates, officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the Bell Funeral home, 635 Main street
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1907 - 1986 (79 years)
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