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Uncle Phay Downey was the first of a line of Presbyterian ministers.  And each of his and Aunt Pearl's four children spent a lifetime in the ministry as well, beginning with their identical twins, Bill and Earl Downey, and then daughters, first Dorothy then Jean Downey.  Read their story in the following newspaper article as reported in 1997--- 13-years after Aunt Pearl's death in 1984 and 11-years after Uncle Phay's death in 1986. Twins Bill and Earl would later pass on in 2000 and 2003, respectively, leaving only their two daughters, Dorothy and Jean, as of this date (April,2009)--- along with their respective husbands, Jim and Owen, who continue to live out their years of unbroken vows, both in terms of lifelong marriages and in their commitment of service to Christians everywhere in the name of Christ, Jesus.



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POSTSCRIPT ---Since the above newspaper account was written in 1997, both of the twins, Bill and Earl Downey, have passed away.  Bill died in 2000 of chemical pneumonia caused by toxic fumes while he was putting down a new floor in his house without proper ventilation.  Earl died in 2003 from the onset of pullmonary pneumonia following a fall that broke his hip.  Earl suffered with Parkinson's Disease for many years during which time his loving wife, Dorothy, cared for him.
 
....Cousin: H. Bruce Downey, September, 2003 






Uncle Phay Downey was the first of a line of Presbyterian ministers.  And each of his and Aunt Pearl's four children spent a life time in the ministry as well, beginning with the identical twins, Bill and Earl Downey, and then sisters, Dorothy and Jean Downey.  Read their story in the following newspaper article as reported in 1997...