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Mary Alice Steelsmith Downing

Birth	:	18 Mar 1918 Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	31 Aug 2011 Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Ellis, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.9338989, -99.5481033
Description	:	Mary Alice (Steelsmith) Downing, age 93, of Ellis, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011 in Chandler, AZ. She was born March 18, 1918 in Clinton, Iowa to Claude Christian and Nellie Rebecca (Reilly) Steelsmith. She married James Murray Downing on December 30, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas. He preceded her in death on Feb. 8, 2010. Mary Alice graduated from Abilene High School, 1936. She then went to college at Emporia Teachers College and started teaching music and English (1940 – 1950) in Centralia, Cherryvale and then Emporia, Kansas. She earned her masters degree in music, pipe organ, going to summer... Read More	Mary Alice (Steelsmith) Downing, age 93, of Ellis, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2011 in Chandler, AZ. She was born March 18, 1918 in Clinton, Iowa to Claude Christian and Nellie Rebecca (Reilly) Steelsmith. She married James Murray Downing on December 30, 1950 in Topeka, Kansas. He preceded her in death on Feb. 8, 2010. Mary Alice graduated from Abilene High School, 1936. She then went to college at Emporia Teachers College and started teaching music and English (1940 – 1950) in Centralia, Cherryvale and then Emporia, Kansas. She earned her masters degree in music, pipe organ, going to summer school five summers from 1940 – 1945 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Then she met and married Murray Downing in 1950 and started a family and had four children, Sarah, Janis, Kathleen and Michael. Together they raised their family and in 1970 moved to Ellis, Kansas where they purchased the Ellis State Bank. Mary Alice was active and involved in many organizations including Christ Lutheran Church, Young Matrons Club and P.E.O (of which she was an active member for 41 years). Mary Alice was captain of the Ellis State Bank bowling team for many years. Her favorite activity was playing golf with Murray. She was the first woman to score a hole-in-one on the back nine of Smokey Hill Country Club. Mary Alice also loved to play Bridge with her friends. For the past eight years she played the piano weekly at Hawthorne Court in Ahwatukee, a memory care center, as a volunteer when they were in Arizona. She also attended Arizona Community Church in Tempe, AZ. Mary Alice loved and was loved by her family and friends and her kitty cat, Georgie. She is survived by a son, Mike and Jane Downing, Ellis and three daughters, Sarah Downing, Pagosa Springs, Co. Janis and Kim Hodgson, Sugarland, TX. and Kathleen and Stephen Milldrum, Phoenix, AZ. Four grandchildren, Cade, Trent, Lorrel and Brennan Hodgson and Ryan Downing, also survive her. Private family services will be at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, Sept. 3rd at Christ Lutheran Church in Ellis. Public Visitation will be Saturday 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. at the church. Burial will follow services in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Ellis. Arrangements in care of Keithley Funeral Chapel 400 E. 17th Ellis, KS. 67637. Memorials are suggested to Christ Lutheran Church, Ellis. Condolences may be sent to the family by guest book at www.keithleyfuneralchapels.com or emailed to [email protected]

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Mary Alice Steelsmith Downing's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Ellis, Ellis County, USA.
When did Mary Alice Steelsmith Downing death?
Mary Alice Steelsmith Downing death on 31 Aug 2011 in Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
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Latitude: 38.9338989
Longitude: -99.5481033

Family Members:

Parent

Claude C. Steelsmith

(1881 - 1919)

Nellie Reilly Steelsmith

(1882 - 1964)

Spouse

James Murray Downing

(1917 - 2010)

Siblings

John Reilly Steelsmith

(1916 - 1917)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Hope Cemetery
Ellis, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9338989, -99.5481033

2. St. Mary's Cemetery
Ellis, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9427200, -99.5491800

3. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Ellis, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0294450, -99.5401140

4. Fort Hays Memorial Gardens
Hays, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8969490, -99.3811330

5. Hyacinth Cemetery
Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0032997, -99.3899994

6. Ogallah Cemetery
Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9925003, -99.7241974

7. Saint Andrew Cemetery
Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0332985, -99.3882980

8. Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Ogallah, Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8800100, -99.7442700

9. Fort Hays Post Cemetery
Hays, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8675003, -99.3542023

10. Boot Hill Cemetery
Hays, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8783650, -99.3281360

11. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Hays, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8847008, -99.3193970

12. Mount Allen Cemetery
Hays, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8838997, -99.3181000

13. Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
Antonino, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7837360, -99.4021700

14. Sentinel Hill
Hays, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8804425, -99.3152361

15. Saint Severin Cemetery
Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0236015, -99.2596970

16. Saint Francis Cemetery
Munjor, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8059190, -99.2690830

17. Saint Catherine Cemetery
Catharine, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.9233017, -99.2189026

18. Wakeeney City Cemetery
WaKeeney, Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0158005, -99.8711014

19. Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
WaKeeney, Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0166500, -99.8712000

20. Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Wakeeney
WaKeeney, Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 39.0172200, -99.8715300

21. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Trego Center, Trego County, USA
Coordinate: 38.8782997, -99.8927994

22. Saint Anthony Cemetery
Schoenchen, Ellis County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7118988, -99.3349991

23. Cordia Cemetery
Rush County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6692009, -99.4291992

24. Nickel Cemetery
Hargrave, Rush County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6397018, -99.4744034