Lucille Eugenia Bumgardner Downer Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 7, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Lucille Eugenia Bumgardner Downer of Oxford, Mississippi, born in Water Valley, Mississippi. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Lucille Eugenia Bumgardner may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Beulah Mills and George Thomas Bumgardner; and her husband Robert Selby Downer. She is survived by: her daughter Elaine Downer Klotz (Paul) of Mobile, AL; her grandchildren, Cissy Klotz Bacon of Fairhope, AL and Melinda Klotz Mercer of Spanish Fort, AL; and her great grandchildren, Grace Bestor Bacon of Fairhope, AL, Melissa Joan Mercer of Spanish Fort, AL and Paul Boyd Mercer of Spanish Fort, AL. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held on Thursday, November 14th 2024 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Oxford University United Methodist Church (424 S 10th St, Oxford, MS 38655). A funeral service was held on Thursday, November 14th 2024 at 2:00 PM at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Cile's memory may be made to Oxford-University United Methodist Church Memorial Garden, 424 South 10th St., Oxford, MS 38655 or the Oxford Garden Club c/o Dotsy Fitts, 140 Leighton Rd., Oxford, MS 38655.
