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Obituaries

Roy Herbert Downing, 70

Jan. 18, 2012

Roy Her­bert Down­ing, 70 of Engle­wood, died Wednes­day, Jan. 18, 2012.

He was born Dec. 13, 1941, in Arca­dia to Jesse and Verdera (Under­wood) Downing.

Mr. Down­ing served in the U.S. Army dur­ing the Viet­nam War. Roy was a char­ter mem­ber of the Moose Lodge 1933 and VFW Post 10178. Roy enjoyed fish­ing and hunting.

Sur­vivors include his wife of 17 years, Car­men Down­ing of Engle­wood; stepchil­dren Mona Lam­ons of Engle­wood, Krista Polane of Dou­glasville, Ga. and Eric Haley of Mobile, Ala.; a nephew, Jason Smith; and five granddaughters.

Engle­wood Com­mu­nity Funeral Home, Inc. with pri­vate cre­ma­tory has been selected to han­dle arrangements.