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Submitted: 6/6/21 • Approved: 6/7/21 • Last Updated: 6/10/21 • R424967-G0-S3
US Army
World War II
1925-2003
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
BORGER - Wallace Downs, 77, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Riverview Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Gillmore and the Rev. Kenton Crews officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors.
Mr. Downs was a retired electrician for Phillips Petroleum Co. He served in the Army during World War II.
Survivors include three sons, Ronald Downs of Borger, Richard Downs of Brownsboro and Danny Downs of Beaumont; two brothers, Carlton Downs and Douglas Downs, both of Borger; eight grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101.
(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 13, 2003)
Contributed on 6/6/21
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