Clayton "Clay" Ray Downs Obituary (1936 - 2015)

DOWNS, Clayton "Clay" Ray - age 79 of Lebanon passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015. He was preceded in death by parents, Albert & Emma Downs; son, Jeff Downs, brother, Lester Downs; & sister, Eunice Coleman. He is survived by daughter, Jo Ann (Terry) Taylor; sisters, Doris Johnson & Dorace Johnson; grandchildren, Terryn (Jody) Jenkins, Ashley Taylor, & Jacob Taylor; great-grandchildren, Cutter & Eli Jenkins. Mr. Downs was an Air Force veteran, a retired Engineer with Thompson Green/ Caterpillar, & a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Decatur, Alabama. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. in the Partlow Funeral Chapel with funeral services on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 11 a.m. and visitation one hour prior to the service at Partlow Funeral Chapel. Bro. Randy Johnson, Bro. Rodney Haskin, & Carlin Brooks will officiate. Interment with military honors will follow in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers, Dwight Coleman, Chase Downs, Jeff Hargrove, Jody Jenkins, David Johnson, & Brandon Norwood. Honorary pallbearers will be Mr. Downs great-grandchildren, Cutter & Eli Jenkins. PARTLOW FUNERAL CHAPEL is in charge of arrangements. 615-444-7007 OBIT LINE 615-444-7700 www.partlowchapel.com Thursday, September 10, 201511:00 AM Partlow Funeral Chapel 602 South Cumberland Street Lebanon, Tennessee 37087