Betty Jean Downey Obituary (1942

Betty Jean Downey, age 80 of Lynn, Alabama, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at North Mississippi Medical Center. She was born on March 3, 1942 in Winston County, Alabama. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 11:00am to 12:00pm at Concord Baptist Church in Natural Bridge, where the service will be held at 12:00pm. Burial will follow in adjoining Cemetery. Brother Shawn Blanton will officiate. Betty is survived by her daughters, Jennifer (James) Spain, and Cheryl Dennis; son, Joey Downey; grandsons, Matthew Spain, and Marcus (Sarah) Spain; 4 great grandchildren; a special brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Junior and Brenda Matthews; sister, Agnes Dodd; and brother, James (Betty) Haley. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. Downey; son, Karl David Downey; daughter, Connie Meeks; 2 sons-in-law, Don Meeks, and Jerry Dennis; parents, Claude and Bethel Haley; sisters, Mary Catherine Haley, and Annie Ruth Haley; and brothers, J.P. Haley, and Jerry Wayne Haley.