MARY LEE HERSHEY

BLOOMFIELD.  MARY LEE HERSHEY, age 73 of rural Bloomfield died December 15, 2006 at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield.  She was born August 22, 1933 in Davis County, Iowa to Roy and Myra Kinney Downing.  She married Larry Hershey December 21, 1952 in Troy, Iowa.  She was a resident of Davis County her lifetime.  She taught in rural Davis County schools and was a substitute teacher in the Davis County Community Schools.  She was a member of the Troy United Methodist Church, the Mission Circle and was a correspondent for the Troy area for the Bloomfield Democrat.

She is survived by her husband;  a daughter  Marla Piper of Bloomfield, Iowa;  2 sons  Kevin Hershey of Troy, Iowa and Tracy Hershey of Johnston, Iowa;  9 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren and 2 brothers  Jerry Downing of Columbia, Missouri and Dale Downing of Kirksville, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents.