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Shirley Temple Downey passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023 at Decatur Morgan Hospital. She was born March 12, 1936, in Wayne County, Michigan, to George M. Smith and Caroline Nightingale Smith. She was a homemaker for her family and loved them all dearly. She was preceded in death by her husband: Wesley H. Downey, her parents, four sisters and one brother.
Survivors include:
Son – Chris Downey (Mary)
Daughters- Debbie Rafferty
Kitty Dunn (Brian McClure)
Sister – Nancy McFarland (Kermit)
Grandchildren –
Shannon Downey, David Barrios,
Vincent Barrios, Destiny Dunn, Dillon Dunn,
Brendan McClure and Fox McClure.
Several nieces and nephews
Her family will have a Memorial Service this summer in Roselawn Cemetery, in Berkley, Michigan.
