Mrs. Emma Jean McBay Downs, 76, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sat., August 23, 2008, in a Texarkana Hospital. She was born in Hope, Ark., on June 27, 1932, to Lawtence Jordan McBay and Eva Viola Nations McBay. She was a homemaker, Mother and paper carrier for the Hope Star and Texarkana Gazette for 19 years. She was a member of the Southside Baptist Church, Hope. She was preceded in death by her parents, by her step-mother, Dorothy Evelyn Gifford McBay, and by two sisters, Martha Burns and Frances Tinsley. Survivors Include: Her Husband: (of 58 years) Lee Downs, Hope, Ark. Two Sons, Hershal Lee Downs, Jr. and Tammy, Texarkana, Ark. Terry Downs and Angie, Spring Hill, Ark. One Daughter: Carol Daugherty and Dale, Hope, Ark. And Ten Grandchildren and Ten Great-Grandchildren and Several Nieces and Nephews. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2008, Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home Chapel, Hope, Ark., with Rev. Mark Faulkner and Rev. Charles Jones officiating. Burial to follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Hope, Ark. Arrangements By Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. Family will receive friends: Monday, August 25, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Brazzel/ Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope.