It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Downey of Milan, Tennessee, who passed away at the age of 98, on April 23, 2021. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Downey to show support.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Leonard Smith and Kathleen Garrett Hamilton; her husbands, Billy Gardner and Bernard Downey; and her siblings, Rene Hamilton and Vivian Estes.

She is survived by : her children, Suzanne Gardner Richardson of Nashville and Mike Gardner of Milan; her sisters, Betty Strayhorn (James) of Medina and Marth Stoltz of Medina; her grandchildren, Shannon Shaffer and David Richardson; and her great grandchildren, Raegan Richardson, Connor Richardson and Isabella Richardson.

Memorials may be directed to the Milan Cumberland Church or to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Suggested donation : St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Bodkin Funeral Home Inc