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© Ferguson Funeral Home Chickasha, Oklahoma June 2020 September 27, 1952 ~ June 4, 2020 Graveside services for Michael Joseph Downes, 67, of Chickasha, will be held at Verden Cemetery. Michael Joseph Downes was born September 27, 1952 in Santa Barbara, California, the eldest child of John Gerald Downes and Chiquita [Osborne] Downes. He was a proud member of the Delaware Nation. He passed away on June 4, 2020 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. During his young years, Mike lived in many locations as his family followed his father’s naval career. At the age of 11, he moved to Oklahoma to live with his grandparents, Bud and Viola Osborne, on the family farm south of Verden. It was at this time that he met his lifelong friend James Blevins. He graduated from Verden High School in 1971. On January 19, 1973, he married Sheri Monroe and to this union two sons were born. On August 8, 1994, Mike married Beth Bell and to this union a son was born. He started working at Western Farmers Electric Cooperative on his 21st birthday and worked there nearly 40 years. He was a transmission lineman. Mike enjoyed traveling across the United States and traveled many miles with family and friends on his Honda and later Harley motorcycles. He was preceded in death by both parents, brother John Patrick “Butch” Downes, nephew Eric Graham, and cousin John Brunning. Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home. Related to Sandi Carter |
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