Downey. On Thursday, November 4, 1897, Alice Ann, beloved wife of Horace Downey.
     How long she struggled against disease
     Which baffled skill and care;
     And long she lingered racked with pain
     And sufferinghard to bear.
     And yet through all at times she smiled
     A smile of heavenly birth
     And when the angels called her home
     She smiled farewell to earth.
     Dearest Alice was our darling
     Pride of all our hearts at home.
     But an angel came and whisphered
     Darling Alice, do come home.
          By Her Husband
Funeral Sunday, 3 o'clock from 1241 Union street southwest. Friends and relatives are invited to attend (Baltimore papers please copy).

Downey. In the sweet rest of heaven, at 8 p.m., Thursday, September 24, 1903, Catherine Marshall Downey, beloved wife of George P. Downey, aged 28 years.
     Why am I sorrowful? Why do I sigh?
     Why do the scalding tears blister my cheek?
     Why are the stars blotted out from my sky?
     Why is my beating heart ready to break?
     Two of my loved ones, that gladdened my home,
     Sleep in the valley, sleep in the tomb!

     Earth is their pillow,
     Under the sod,
     Under the willow--
     Gone to their God!
          By Her Husband
Funeral will take place from the residence, 1321 4 1/2 street southwest, Monday, September 28, at 3 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend.

Downey. Wendesday, July 2, 1879, Charles Oliver, youngest child of Mary and Thomas Downey, aged sixteen days.
     No bitter tears had he to weep,
     No sins to be forgiven;
     But to close his little eyes in sleep,
     To open them in heaven.
          By His Sister
Funeral from his parents' residence, 2043 Ninth street northwest, on Friday, at 10 o'clock a.m. Friends of the family are invited to attend.

Downey. In the sweet rest of heaven, at 4 p.m., Friday, August 7, 1903, George P. Downey, Jr., aged 3 months, beloved son of George P. and Catherine Marshall Downey.
     No bitter tears had he to weep,
     No sins to be forgiven,
     But to close his little eyes in sleep,
     To open them in heaven.
          By His Mother
Funeral will take place from the residence Sunday, August 9, at 3 p.m.

Downey. On Tuesday, September 24, 1889, at 2:15 p.m., Grace Agnella, aged 16 months, the only child of Horace and Alice Downey.
     Our baby is sleeping, so free from all pain;
     Oh! wake her not, sweet spirit, to suffer again.
     Her sufferings are over, her pain is all gone,
     She's sleeping so soundly; Oh let her sleep on.
          By Her Mother
Funeral will take place at the residence of her parents, 1241 Union street southwest, Thursday at 3 o'clock p.m.

Downey. Departed this life Monday, June 3, 1912, at the residence of his nephew, George P. Downey of Prospect Hill, Va., Horace Downey, in the sixty-ninth year of his age, brother of the late Thomas Downey.
     Kindred spirits may hope to meet him
     Where the faded flowers shall freshen,
     Freshen never more to fade;
     Where the shaded sky shall brighten;
     Brighten never more to shade;
     Where the sun blaze never scorches,
     Where the star beams cease to chill,
     Where no tempest stir the echoes,
     Of the wood, or vale, or hill;
     Where no shadow shall bewilder,
     Where life's vain parade is o'er,
     Where the sleep of sin is broken,
     And the dreamer dreams no more.
Funeral Wednesday, June 5, at 3 pm., from his niece's residence, Mrs. Alice E. Schroyer (nee Downey), 1252 6th street southwest. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment in Congressional cemetery.

Downey. On the morning of the 8th instant, Hyram Lee, youngest son of Thomas and Mary J. Downey.
     Short was little Hyram's time, but great his pain;
     To rest in Christ is now his gain,
     We must not think of this one trouble,
     But prepare to meet him there.
          By his sister
Friends and acquaintances of the family are respectfully invited to attend his funeral from his residence, No 711 H street, between 7th and 8th, tomorrow evening at three o'clock.

Downey. On Sunday, November 21st, 1886, at 2:20 o'clock, Ida May Downey, the only and beloved child of Horace and Alice C. Downey, aged 9 years 6 months and 3 days.
     Death's cruel dart has pierced our heart
     And bowed us down with grief,
     And beneath the silent sod
     My darling Ida sleeps.

     Ah, Ida, must I give you up,
     You I loved so well?
     How can I drink this bitter cup,
     And say a long and last farewell?
          By Her Mother
Funeral from her parents' residence, No. 1236 Union street southwest, at 2 o'clock Tuesday evening. Friends and relatives invited to attend.

Downey. On the 14th inst. at 12 o'clock a.m., James Thomas, only son of Thomas and Mary J. Downey, aged 6 months and 21 days.      Dearest Jimmy, thou hast left us
     We thy loss most deeply feel;
     But 'tis God who has bereft us,
     He can all our sorrows heal.

     Our hope is sinking--fading fast,
     The object we adore
     In silence sleeps--the dream is past,
     Our Jimmy is no more.

Downey. On the 20th June, Mary Catherine, beloved daughter of Thomas and Mary J. Downey, aged 21 month 22 days.
     Dearest Mary thou art gone
     From sin and sorrow free
     Those eyes in death are closed
     That often gazed on me.
Funeral on Tuesday at 4 o’clock. The friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral.

Downey. On Thursday, June 6, 1907 at 3:25 p.m., Mary Jane Downey, beloved wife of the late Thomas Downey.
     Our darling mother is sleeping, so far from all pain.
     Oh, wake her not, sweet spirit, to suffer again.
     She slumbers so soundly, oh let her sleep on.
     Her sickness all ended and her troubles all gone.
     Oh think how she suffered and mossed with pain,
     Through the long night hours we soothed her in vain.
     Until God in his mercy sent down from above
     An angel that whispered a message of love.
          By Her Children
Funeral from Gorsuch M.E. Church, corner 4 1/2 and L streeets southwest, Monday, June 10, 1907 at 2:30 p.m. Relatives and friends invited (Philadelphia papers please copy).

Downey. By order of the president, Sister Burk, the officers and members of Camp 4, P.O. of A are requested to attend the funeral of our late sister, Mary Downey from her late residence, 1321 4 1/2 street southwest, Monday, June 10 at 2:30 p.m. All camps are invited.
     M.E. Scaggs, District President

Downey. Members of Mayflower Council, No. 11, D. of A. will please attend the funeral of our late sister, Mary Jane Downey, from her late residence, 1321 4 1/2 street southwest, Monday, June 10 at 2:30 p.m.
     Belle M. Chapman, Councilor

Downey. On the morning of January 3, 1890 at 4 o'clock, Sarah E. Downey, widow of the late Peter Downey and daughter of the late James and Jane Griffith in the 47th year of her age.
     May She Rest in Peace
Funeral will take place from her late residence at her sister's, Mrs. Goldsmith, 2002 E street northwest, Sunday the 5th inst. at 2:30 o'clock p.m. Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend.

Downey. On Saturday, June 30, 1906, at 6:45 a.m., at his residence, 1321 4 1/2 street southwest, Thomas Downey, beloved husband of Mary Jane Downey and father of Mrs. R.L. Cook, Mrs. George Schreyer and George P. Downey, in the 74th year of his age.
     We miss thee from our home, dear husband,
     We miss thee from thy place;
     A shadow o'er our life is cast,
     We miss they everywhere.

     We miss thy kind and willing hand,
     Thy fond and earnest care;
     Our home is dark without thee,
     We miss thee everywhere.
          By His Loving Wife, Mary J. Downey

     In the graveyard, softly sleeping,
     Where the flowers gently wave,
     Lies the one we loved so dearly
     In his lonely, silent grave.

     Farewell, dear father! May your slumber
     Be as gentle as your love,
     And when God will call us homeward
     May we meet in heaven above.
          By His Loving Daughter, Alice

Funeral Tuesday, July 3 at 2:30 p.m., from his late residence. Relatives and friends invited.

Downey. On February 9th, 1885, at 6 a.m., Thomas Horace, only son of Horace and Alice C. Downey, aged 16 years, 2 months and 19 days.
     Rest, Tommy, rest; may angels guide thy sleeping form;
     To Thee, Oh God, I give my all, and await the resurrection morn.
          By His Mother
Funeral on the 11th inst., at 2:30 p.m., from 1239 Union street southwest.