Bessie Margaret Downing Wash

ROSWELL, Ga. - Bessie Margaret Downing Wash, 58, of 1715 Settindown Drive, died Feb. 18, 2011, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. A native of New York, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Willis Downing and Clara Hattie McDowell McBryde. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Baptist Church in Mount Holly. Burial will be at Hillcrest Gardens. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the funeral service.