Roy H. ”Cowboy Roy” Downing, 86, of Blue Mounds, Wis., passed peacefully Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at Bethel Home in Viroqua.
He was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Monroe County to George and Daisy (Lamb) Downing.
He is survived by his children, Kevin Downing of Viroqua, Rhonda (Chris Leis) Holcombe of Readstown, Monte Downing of Bangor and Jenise Downing of Port Penn, Del.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Dorothy “Dot” (Lurl) Mossholder of Westby; a brother, Philip “John” (Joyce) Downing of Ontario; and his stepchildren from the Mittelstaedt family, Lynn, Avis, Alan, Vic, Gary, Lois and their children.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dorothy (nee Hughes) Downing; his son, Danny Downing; his father- and mother-in-law, Marvin and Margaret Hughes; a son-in-law, Steve Holcombe; a daughter-in-law, Linda Downing; six brothers, Clyde, Charles “Herb,” Raymond, George, Max and Kenneth; a sister, Glida (Leland) Melby; and his life companion, Carol Mittelstaedt.
Gathering for family and friends will be from 3–6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. Eighth St., Mount Horeb, Wis., where full military honors will be accorded at 6 p.m.