J.D. Downing

J.D. Downing, 80, of Tiptonville died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at his residence.
Services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Tiptonville chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Carl Mills officiating.
Burial will follow in Lake Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Corey Glidewell, Scotty Hayes, Kendall Salmon, Mark King, Tim Bancroft and Garry Rice.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Lakeview Coffee Club.
He was born on April 30, 1937, in Tiptonville to the late Joe D. Downing Sr. and Claudie McClain Downing. He was the owner of Lakeview Dining Room.
He served in the Tennessee National Guard and worked 40 years for Gibson Electric Membership Corp., where he retired as district manager for the Tiptonville, Union City, and Obion offices. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and duck call maker.
Survivors include his wife, Dottie Downing of Tiptonville; two daughters, Fonda Armstrong and husband, Sherrell of Dyersburg, and Elisa Rice and husband, Garry, of Jensen Beach, Fla.; his sister, Juanita Wilson of Belleville, Mich.; six grandchildren, Cace Rice, Billy Milazzo, Caitlin Lomas and husband Will, Wilson Armstrong, Annaleigh Armstrong and Lainey Armstrong; and one great-granddaughter, Georgia Kate Rice.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Carole Bargery and his sister, Melba Spicer.
Pallbearers will be Corey Glidewell, Scotty Hayes, Kendall Salmon, Mark King, Tim Bancroft, and Garry Rice. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Lakeview Coffee Club.
Condolences may be left at www.dyersburgfuneralhome.net.
Published 10.17.17