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Clarence Robert Downs, of 113 Furman Court, Casar, died Thursday, January
31, 2013 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby.
Born May 7, 1921 in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Acie Downs
and Lonie Price Downs. Mr. Downs was retired as a farmer and from the
sawmill. He also worked for Cleveland County Schools in the maintenance
department as a custodian and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah
Hudson Downs; infant son, Hudean Downs; brother, Roy Lee Downs and sister,
Gueirl Newton.
Survivors include six sons and daughters-in-law, Paul and Ethel Downs, Lee
and Dot Downs, Bobby and Cathy Downs, Donald and Kay Downs, Wayne Downs and
Randy and Sherry Downs all of Casar; three daughters and sons-in-law, Macie
and Jerry Brackett of Casar, Joann and Donald Davis of Fallston and Cathy
and Jimmy Cline of Hickory; brother, Gilbert Downs of Denver; three sisters,
Versey Cooke and Beatrice Spencer both of Shelby and Bernice Wright of
Lawndale, eighteen grandchildren, twenty-five great-grandchildren and one
great-great grandchild.
Visitation: 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Saturday, Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM, Sunday, Corinth Baptist Church, Casar. The body
will be placed in the church thirty minutes before the service.
Officiating: Revs. Tripp Spangler, Cecil Buff and Norris Willis
Burial: Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Casar
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice Cleveland County, 951
Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or to the American Cancer Society,
Carolina Chapter, 1901 Burnswick Ave., Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28207
A guest register is available at www.stameyfuneralhome.com
Arrangements by Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston.
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