not related - just for info from my local newspaper
MARY KATHLEEN "KATHY" DOWNS
MARY KATHLEEN DOWNS "KATHY" 9/23/1951 - 6/16/2013 Mary Kathleen Downs, 61, passed away on 6/16/2013 in Victorville, CA. She was born on 9/23/1951 in Granite City, IL. Kathy graduated from Collinsville High School in Collinsville, IL in 1970. She married Robert W. Downs on May 7, 1971. They have 3 children: Hope, Robert Jr. & Richard. Kathy is survived by her husband, Robert Downs; daughter, Hope Lish; sons, Richard Downs and Robert Downs Jr; 10 grandchildren and 21 nieces & nephews; 5 brothers & sisters, Gracie Haverty, Virginia Short, Bethel Corner, David Canada, Tom Canada. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold & Etna CANADA, and her brother Michael Canada. She will be loved and missed by all.
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Published in the Daily Press on June 19, 2013
The link has a picture and a place to sign a guestbook
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vvdailypress/obituary.aspx?...