Susan E. Downs Indianapolis, Indiana Obituary

Susan E. Downs

Susan E. Downs, 64, of Fairland, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. She was born on April 24, 1958 in Beech Grove to Walter Eugene & Joyce Elaine (Gladson) Middleton. She is a 1977 graduate of Franklin Central High School and she worked at Rolls Royce for 15 years. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilting, watching Jeopardy and was a big animal lover. She loved spending time with her family, the hood girls and friends but her greatest love was being a Grammy to her grandbabies. Suzie is survived by her loving husband of 16 years, Don Downs of Fairland; daughters, Olivia (Keith) Fowler of Indianapolis and Sandy (Josh Jones) Roth of Indianapolis; grandbabies, Piper Edwards, Leila Fowler, Zander Fowler, Jace Fowler, Skylyr Jones and Victoria Fowler; siblings, Becky (Larry) Umbreit, Tim Middleton and Melissa (Scott) Reynolds; several nieces and nephews and great aunt, Sandi Gladson. She is preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 3:00pm-6:00pm at G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, 5141 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, IN with the  Celebration of Life at 6:00pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the family through the funeral home. Please share memories, photographs and online condolences with Suzie’s family at www.ghherrmann.com
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Susan E. Downs, 64, of Fairland, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. She was born on April 24, 1958 in Beech Grove to Walter Eugene & Joyce Elaine (Gladson) Middleton. She is a 1977 graduate of Franklin Central High School and she worked at Rolls Royce for 15 years. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilting, watching Jeopardy and was a big animal lover. She loved spending time with her family, the hood girls and friends but her greatest love was being a Grammy to her grandbabies. Suzie is survived by her loving husband of 16 years, Don Downs of Fairland; daughters, Olivia (Keith) Fowler of Indianapolis and Sandy (Josh Jones) Roth of Indianapolis; grandbabies, Piper Edwards, Leila Fowler, Zander Fowler, Jace Fowler, Skylyr Jones and Victoria Fowler; siblings, Becky (Larry) Umbreit, Tim Middleton and Melissa (Scott) Reynolds; several nieces and nephews and great aunt, Sandi Gladson. She is preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 3:00pm-6:00pm at G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, 5141 Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, IN with the  Celebration of Life at 6:00pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the family through the funeral home. Please share memories, photographs and online condolences with Suzie’s family at www.ghherrmann.com

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