 1936 - 2013 (76 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Van Downs |
| Born |
6 May 1936 |
Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
19 Mar 2013 |
Roundhill, Swain County, North Carolina [1, 2] |
| Buried |
Roundhill Cemetery, Swain County, North Carolina [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I7587 |
Our_Family |
| Last Modified |
30 Mar 2020 |
| Father |
Thomas Downs, b. 20 May 1909, Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee , d. 11 Jul 1971, Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina (Age 62 years) |
| Mother |
Winnie Kate Howard, b. 2 Feb 1908, Tennessee , d. 11 May 1984, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina (Age 76 years) |
| Family ID |
F2927 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Jeanett Skelton, b. 26 Oct 1930, Scott County, Virginia , d. 11 Nov 1996, Church Hill, Hawkins County, Tennessee (Age 66 years) |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
30 Mar 2020 |
| Family ID |
F2928 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S25] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
- [S14] Obituary.
Thomas Van Downs, 76, of the Roundhill Community went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
He owned and operated his own business, WNC Marble & Tile and was an avid outdoorsman. Van also loved his dog, Lightning.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tommy and Winnie Downs; brothers, Gerald Downs, Harrison Downs, and Leroy Downs; sisters, Willie Maude Skidmore and Inez Lewis; and fiancee, Penny Blount.
He is survived by his two sons, Rick Downs and wife Linda of Bryson City, Kent Downs and C.J. Ridings of Rock Hill, SC; three grandchildren, Kelli Downs Smith and husband Phillip of Bryson City, Chelsea Downs Jenkins and husband McKinley of Bryson City, Van Downs and wife Brittany of Whittier; nine great grandchildren, Trevor, Dylon, Alissa, Savana, Kiersten, Addisyn, Jade, Tenley, and Haven; sisters, Clara Agnes Camp (Wayne) of Hendersonville, Mildred Donathan and Kathy Chapman (Roger) of Arden, Pansie Huffstedtler of Fletcher; brothers, John Downs (Stella) of Jonesboro, TN, Gene Downs (Beth) of Newbern, GA, Kelly Downs (MaryAnn) of Stuarts Draft, VA; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Midway Baptist Church of which he was a member. Rev. Mark Sale will officiate with burial in the Roundhill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Crisp Funeral Home where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 min. prior to the service.
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