Mrs. Joy Buchanan Downs

August 9, 1951 - September 22, 2019

Joy Buchanan Downs, of Bowdon, Georgia, passed away on September 22, 2019. She was 68. Mrs. Downs was born on August 9, 1951 in Ranburne, Alabama to the late Daniel and Loraine Buchanan. She was a homemaker by trade. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Ann Downs; her sister, Martha Thornton; her nephew, Shane Freeman; and her great-nephew, Timothy Lowe. She is survived by her husband, Marvin L. Downs; her son and daughter-in-law, William and Christy Downs; her daughter and son-in-law, Lucretia and Ricky Fulsom; her daughter, Tammy J. Downs; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Jody and Ann Eason and Gail and Elton Freeman; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home. Bro. Tommy Wright will officiate. Interment will follow at Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 4:00 till 7:00 p.m.