•Downs, John Francis, age 81, formerly of Rochester, died March 11, 2014. He is survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Martha (Nesius) Downs; daughters, Martha (Russell) Bailey of LeRoy, Margaret (Doug) Wells of Bowling Green, Kentucky and Lucy (Brad) Hartman of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; three grandchildren, Christopher Bailey and Jaime (Dave) Bailey of LeRoy and Eric (Tonya) Pisher of Bowling Green, Kentucky; four great-grandchildren, Victoria Fetzer, Blake Fetzer, Jacob Pisher and Rachel Pisher. He was predeceased by his brothers, Nicholas J. Downs II of Rochester and Patrick Henry Downs of Long Beach, California.
His Funeral Service was held March 18 at the Falcone Family Funeral & Cremation Service Inc., LeRoy. Donations can be made to either Hospice of Orleans, Inc., P. O. Box 489, Albion, NY 14411 or Orleans County Animal Shelter, 4125 Oak Orchard Road, Albion, NY 14411 in his memory.
