Mary Ann “Mariah” Reid Downey, age 70, of 3552 Shady Grove Road, Providence, NC died Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Hospice Home, Burlington, NC.
Born March 3, 1941 in Danville, she was the daughter of the late Jaloler Franklin Reid and Della Pruitt Reid. She spent most of her life in Maryland and Danville and worked as a restaurant manager. She was a member of Riveroak Church Of God. Her husband, Robert John Downey, predeceased her.
Survivors include two daughters: Christina Herdman and her husband David of Deale, MD, Teri Lynn Downey of Montclair, VA; five grandchildren: Crystal Downey, Donald Downey, Jr., Angelina Pilat and her husband Joseph, Anthony Belcher, and Timothy Winston; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald Reid of Deale, MD, numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by one son, Donald Downey,Sr., four brothers, Leonard Reid, Sr., Joseph Reid, Sr., Curtis Reid, Wayne Reid; two sisters, Virginia Louise Reid and Viola Greene.
Funeral services officiated by Rev. E. Glen Gentry will be held on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the Swicegood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Schoolfield Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday, April 18, 2011 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. At other times, they will be at the residence, 3552 Shady Grove Road, Providence, NC.
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