Crook County, South Dakota
1953 - 2026
"The last goodbye is the hardest one to say. This is where the cowboy rides away."~ George Strait.We said goodbye to our favorite cowboy Robert Carroll Downs on January 4, 2026. Robert was born one day shy of 73 years ago to Vernon and Betty Downs in Devils Lake, North Dakota. He was the eldest...
Read MoreBob and I were on the first Raider football team, both lineman. After the first game the in the team film meeting the coach titled the film "football errors by Paula and Downs". He obviously corrected things, not sure I did. Steve Paula
Steve Paula
January 17, 2026
