The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-10-26

member of the House of Delegates
and a widely known farmer and
former County Commissioner, died
on October % at his home in Downs
vile. He was aged 70.
Mr.. Downey had been in failing
health for several years, but had
been critically i'll only during the
past two weeks.
Mr.. Downey was born June 4, 1877,
on 'Killdeer" Farm, a mile north of
townsville, the son of Lewis B. and
Anne Hagerman Downey.
His wife died in 1882.
A member of the First Christian
Church at townsville, he served the
church in various capacities. He was
superintendent of the Sunday School
for 80 years and taught intermittent
ly throughout his lifetime.
He was elected to the House of
Delegates for a four-year term in
1924. He served as a county COM
missioner from 1894 to 1888 and re-
turned to the Legislature for anoth-
er four year term in 1916. He did
not seek reelection this year.
Mr.. Downey was one of the organ
izers of the old townsville Williams
port Community Club, a forerunner
of the present Farm Bureau. When
the Farm Bureau was organized, he
served as its president from 1922 to
1924.
With the exception of one year, he
served as a director of the Great Ha-
gerstown Fair Association from 1915
to the time of his death.
When the Maryland State Fair
Board was created in 1888, Mr.
Downey was selected by the Cover
nor to serve on its first board of di-
rectors. He was a member of the
State Committee of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration for six
years, and in 1881 was elected presi-
dent of the Washington County Farm
Loan Association, a position he filed
for 10 years.
He is survived by: two brothers,
William H Downey, Hagerstown;
and George B. Downey, Hagerstown,
Route 3; two sisters, Mrs. Jacob F.
Reid, Hagerstown; and Mrs. Ray Dit
to, Funkstown; four sons, Mylo A.
Downey, College Park; Lawrence E.
Downey, Hagerstown; Fred c. Dow
ney, townsville; and Charles L.
Downey, Hagerstown; one daughter,
Mrs. William Hansel, Ithaca, N. Y,
and eight grandchildren.
Mrs. Ida Lavinia Brown, widow of
John Clinton Brown, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Grover
c. Ruth, IA Coffman Avenue, on Oc-
tober %, aged 80 years.
Born and reared in Tilghmanton,
she was the daughter of Josephus
and Julia Ann Boyer Munson. She
had lived in Hagerstown for the past
rs years, and was lifelong member
of the United Brethren Church, and
a charter member of Emmanuel
cub. Church. She was also a life
long member of the Loyal Philathea
Sunday School Class.
Besides Mrs. Ruth, she is survived
by two other daughters, Mrs. Julia
Stouffer, Hagerstown; and Mrs.
James Giles, Alexandria, Va; son,
Claude c. Brown, Winchester, Va;
two sisters, Mrs Ada Advent, Green
wood, Miss; and Mrs. Rhoda Major,
Warrensburg, Ill; IL grandchildren,
20 great-grandchildren and two
great great grandchildren.
Elmer Michael, 1856 South Poto-
mac Street, died at the Washington
County Hospital on October %, aged
rs years.
Born and reared in Wardensville,
w. Va, he had made his home in
F1agerStoWn Tor the past year. He
was member of st. Peters Luth-
eran Church, Wardensville.
Surviving is daughter, Miss
Grace Michael, Hagerstown.
Mrs. Olena v. Smith, Big Pool, Rte.
l, died at the Washington County
Hospital on October %, aged Y.
She is survived by: her husband,
Alfred w. Smith; a daughter, Mrs.
Paul Reed, Big Pool, Route /, and
three grandchildren.
Edwin C. Hook; widely known To-
cal businessman, died on October 81
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