Donna Downey Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Donna Downey of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, born in Webbville, Kentucky, who passed away on September 21, 2022 at the age of 82. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Donna Downey to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Paul Shepherd and Orbia Bays Shepherd; her husband Charles Downey; her daughter Jane Leaver; and her siblings, Proctor Shepherd, Janet Burgett and Paula Williams.
She is survived by: her sons, Charles Downey (Stephanie) and Darrin Downey (Marty); her brother Jack Shepherd (Nancy); and her grandchildren, Jamie Leaver, Jordyn Leaver, Haley Brussman (Jarrod), Sierra Downey, Cheyenne Downey and Carson Downey.
Complications from those diseases and oncology treatments compounded by the ongoing pandemic rendered her to mostly being shut in for the last two plus years.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Meals on Wheels, Churches of Christ Disaster Relief Efforts, Inc., In Search of the Lord's Way and the Gospel Broadcasting Network.
