Michael Anthony Downer, age 57, of Wellston, passed away Monday, October 5, 2020, at his home. He was born February 7, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michael was a 1981 graduate of Hamilton Township High School.\u00a0 He retired as a counselor with Buckeye Community Services, where he was employed for 22 years.\u00a0 Michael was a Cincinnati Reds fan, who enjoyed collecting baseballs and baseball cards.\u00a0 He was also a collector of JFK memorabilia, as well as eagle and lighthouse figurines.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michael is survived by his mother, Mary Ann Dearwester Warren; son, Mike Downer of Wellston; brother, Jack William Downer, Jr. (Arlene) of Pomeroy; sister, Mary Sue Furlong (Dennis) of Columbus; best friend and caregiver, Jeremy Bailey of Wellston; along with several nieces, nephews, and friends.\u00a0 He was preceded in death by his father, Jack William Downer, Sr.; his step-father, Ross J. Warren; and his sister, Tina Marie Sayers.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In keeping with Michael’s wishes, his body was cremated.\u00a0 Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.mcwilliams-funerahome.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Michael Anthony Downer, age 57, of Wellston, passed away Monday, October 5, 2020, at his home. He was born February 7, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio.\u00a0 Michael was a 1981 graduate of Hamilton Township High School.\u00a0 He retired as a counselor with Buckeye Community Services, where he was employed for 22 years.\u00a0 Michael was a Cincinnati\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11074"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11075,"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11074\/revisions\/11075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jacksoncountyohiogen.com\/members\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}