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Floyd Marion Downs Jr.

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Floyd Downs Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 18, 2009.

Floyd Marion Downs, Jr., 84 of Oak Ridge passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the Methodist Medical Center. He was born August 23, 1924 in Miami, FL, the son of Floyd M. and Carrie Petty Downs. Mr. Downs was a veteran of WWII, serving with the US Army. He retired from Union Carbide Corp. / Y-12 where he was a draftsman. In earlier years, Mr. Downs served as a volunteer with Junior Achievement. He was an accomplished freelance artist and he enjoyed cartooning. He was the creator of the first window sign at Big Ed's. Mr. Downs also enjoyed music and birds. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Downs in 2007. He is survived by Daughters, Betty Downs of Salem, VA, Sharon Loposser and husband Ben of Kingston, Vicki Fitzgerald of Kingston and Sonja Scott and husband Randal of Oak Ridge; Grandchildren, Connie Rose, Dagne Francis, Darren Loposser, Wade Loposser, Ken Starnes, Danny Patterson, Kacey Patterson, and Ashleigh Downs and Special Friend, Barrett. In keeping with his wishes, no services will be held. The family asks that any memorials be in the form of contributions to the Humane Society. Weatherford Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements. An on-line guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.

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Robert Batley

July 29, 2018

I haven't had contact with Floyd since the 70s when he came by my office in Dallas.
He made a special trip to see me.
Not til today, July,2018 was I aware of his departure and am very, very depressed I don't have another day with his companionship.
I want to talk with him again.
We worked together in Huntsville for NASA contractors, General Electric, IBM and in Pikiune(sp?) Mississippi at the Mississippi Test Flight facility.
I recall his sense of humor where he would draw pinup girls in the corner of formal government design drawings very often.
He worked along side me at SPACO in Huntsville where his wife Bessie would add cake etc. to his brown-bag lunch every day for me and I loved visting, usually for supper with Bessie, Sharon and Betty.
I loved them all and they gave me more attention than I deserved.
I wish life's daily drugery had not separated us unessarly.
Girls, I loved your Mom and Pop.
I felt I was a part of your family.