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Edna Ruth <I>Downey</I> LaRue

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Edna Ruth Downey LaRue

Birth
Bloomery, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Death
28 Mar 1985 (aged 78)
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
403, Friendship Section
Memorial ID
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Parents: David Stanard Downey (born 11/11/1846, in Indiana Co., PA - died 01/22/1922, in Kitzmiller, MD) and Ida May (Keller) Downey (born 01/03/1870, in Preston Co., WV - died 09/23/1955, in WV. Siblings: Rosa Pearl (Downey) Brenneman (03/23/1888 - 1954); Ella May Downey (07/02/1890 - 1910); William Downey (06/12/1892 - date of death unknown); Clyde Smith Downey (02/14/1894 - 1925); Sharlotte Downey (09/06/1896 - 1909); Samuel Thomas Downey (10/26/1898 - 1950); Eva Leota "Otie" (Downey) Rice-Smith (08/16/1901 - 05/31/1987); James Earl Downey (03/22/1904 - 05/10/1982); Minnie Nevada "Vada" (Downey) Tranum (04/26/1909 - 02/22/1999); and Carl David Downey (0/20/1912 - 05/23/1991).

"Piedmont Herald" Piedmont, West Virginia, Tue 2 Apr 1985: "Funeral services were held Sunday at the Boal Funeral Home in Westernport, Md., for Mrs. Edna LaRue, 78, of 114 Philos Avenue, Westernport, who died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. The Rev. John Groth officiated and burial was in Philos Cemetery. Born in Breedlove, she was a daughter of the late David S. Downey and Ida Mae (Keller) Downey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emerson LaRue. Mrs. LaRue was a retired employee of the Allegany County Board of Education, having worked for 17 years as a cleaner at Bruce High School. She was a member of the Westernport Church of the Brethren.
Parents: David Stanard Downey (born 11/11/1846, in Indiana Co., PA - died 01/22/1922, in Kitzmiller, MD) and Ida May (Keller) Downey (born 01/03/1870, in Preston Co., WV - died 09/23/1955, in WV. Siblings: Rosa Pearl (Downey) Brenneman (03/23/1888 - 1954); Ella May Downey (07/02/1890 - 1910); William Downey (06/12/1892 - date of death unknown); Clyde Smith Downey (02/14/1894 - 1925); Sharlotte Downey (09/06/1896 - 1909); Samuel Thomas Downey (10/26/1898 - 1950); Eva Leota "Otie" (Downey) Rice-Smith (08/16/1901 - 05/31/1987); James Earl Downey (03/22/1904 - 05/10/1982); Minnie Nevada "Vada" (Downey) Tranum (04/26/1909 - 02/22/1999); and Carl David Downey (0/20/1912 - 05/23/1991).

"Piedmont Herald" Piedmont, West Virginia, Tue 2 Apr 1985: "Funeral services were held Sunday at the Boal Funeral Home in Westernport, Md., for Mrs. Edna LaRue, 78, of 114 Philos Avenue, Westernport, who died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. The Rev. John Groth officiated and burial was in Philos Cemetery. Born in Breedlove, she was a daughter of the late David S. Downey and Ida Mae (Keller) Downey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emerson LaRue. Mrs. LaRue was a retired employee of the Allegany County Board of Education, having worked for 17 years as a cleaner at Bruce High School. She was a member of the Westernport Church of the Brethren.


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