Martha Elaine Kelty, age 74 of Holy Cross, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021, at the Loretto Motherhouse Infirmary.  She was born May 16, 1947, in Marion County.  She was a former employee of Angell Manufacturing in Lebanon and a member of Holy Cross Church.

We wish to thank the staff at the Loretto Motherhouse for taking such excellent care of her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Randall Downs; her parents, James Pius and Mary Elizabeth Lanham Thomas; two sisters, Sheila Simpson and Sandra Sandusky.

Survivors include six children, Melissa Osbourne (Joe) of Bardstown, Lynette Cundiff (Wayne) of New Haven, Jeanette Johnson (Eddie Ralston) of New Hope, Lujack Downs (Angie) of Bardstown, William Kelty and Gabriel Kelty, both of Holy Cross; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Linda Tungate and Marilyn Thomas, both of Lebanon; one brother, Mark Thomas (Mary) of Lebanon.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 59 New Haven Road, Loretto.  Rev. Richard Goodin will officiate.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation is 3-8 pm Monday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, with a prayer service at 7 pm by Rev. Deacon Joseph R. Dant.

Pallbearers are Lujack Downs, Gabriel Kelty, Tommy Downs, Joshua Osbourne, Caleb Osbourne and Wayne Cundiff.