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E. B. Downing © Enid News and Eagle 06-27-2010 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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MEDFORD — E. B. "Jack" Downing funeral service is 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Medford Church of the Nazarene. Interment will follow in Rosemound Cemetery, with arrangements under the direction of Hills-Ely Funeral Home, Medford. The family will receive friends and relatives at the funeral home 5-7 p.m. Monday.
Jack was born Sept. 17, 1926, near Renfrow to Harley and Maybelle Cupp Downing, and died June 25, 2010, in Medford. He was an Implement dealer and a farmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Michael Downing; and sister, Norma Barnes.
Jack is survived by his wife, Bertha; his children, William Downing and wife, Marilyn, Stephen Downing and wife, Linda, Jacqueline Downing and Kevin Downing and wife, Mary, all of Medford; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Donna Adame of Wichita, Kan.
Memorials may be made to Church of the Nazarene with Hills-Ely Funeral Home, P.O. Box 280, Medford, OK 73759 serving as custodian of the funds.
(Submitted by family)
Bertha M. McClaflin Downing © Enid News and Eagle 01-26-2014 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
© Enid News and Eagle
Bertha M. Downing was born June 29, 1928, at Renfro, the daughter of Elmer and Lizzie Clark McClaflin, and departed this life January 22, 2014.
Bertha lived her lifetime in Grant County, where she graduated from Medford High School. She then spent some time in Bethany Peniel College and came home to marry Jack Downing.
She was a homemaker with a servant’s heart who cared for her husband, children, grandchildren and many others. Her working career was spent at Downing’s Massey Ferguson in the parts and bookkeeping departments. She was very accomplished at helping people with needed parts. People came from miles around because she was so good and always knew what they needed. She was fondly called “Bert” by the people who came to experience her expertise in the parts department.
Bertha ran Country Inn Restaurant and also had worked at Longbells. In her early years, she was a Quaker, then became a member of the Nazarene Church. She was very active in Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
Bertha and Jack traveled many years with good friends, spending time in Corpus Christi, where they fished. Being a spirited woman, she drove the motor home in her 80s. She loved having coffee with friends and doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and Scrabble with her mother and sisters.
Bertha was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; her parents, Elmer and Lizzie McClaflin; one grandson, Michael; two brothers, Gene and Dale McClaflin.
Those who will cherish her memory are her children: Bill Downing and wife, Marilyn, Steve Downing and wife, Linda, Jackie Downing, Kevin Downing and wife, Mary; grandchildren, Billy and April Downing, Debra Downing, Susan and Mark Branch, Kurt and Tiffany Downing, Jeremy Downing, Alyssa and Andy Beck, Lizzie and Aaron Bruns, Aaron Downing, Kellen Downing, Harley Downing, Sydney Downing, Hayden Downing and Piper Downing; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lawanda Allison and Alice Allen.
Celebration of life service for Bertha Downing will be 2 p.m. Monday, January 27, 2014, at Medford Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Kathy Wheeler will officiate. Viewing will be 2-6 p.m. Sunday, January 26, 2014, at the funeral home, with family present 4-6 p.m. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery, with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc., of Medford.
Memories may be shared at www.lanmanmemorials.com. Memorials may be made to the church through the funeral home
(Submitted by family)
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