Bill was a truck driver for over 30 years with Mason Dixon and Thompson Trucking. He was also an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. He loved watching Nascar races. Bill loved playing cards, especially Blackjack.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyt and Estelle Downer and a sister, Louise Meadows.
Left behind to cherish Bill’s memory are his wife of 54 years, Donna, children Vickie Downer, Robin (Sandy) Cabrera, Kim (Joe) Smith, and Chuck (Denise) Wise, grandchildren, Eric Cabrera, Stephanie (Brandon) May, Ashley Harry, Brandon Wise, Brianna Wise, Nathaniel Wise, Nicole (Alex) Esposito and Chella Smith, great-grandchildren, Jordan, Gracie, Carlie, Lauren, Race, Reagan, Olivia, Shane, Landon, Turbo, Harper, and Joey, great-great grandchild, Garrett, nieces and nephews and many dear friends.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 12:30pm EST at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home on Tuesday January 4, 2022 from 4 – 8 pm. He will be laid to rest in the Lakewood West Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made in Bill’s memory to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Arrangements are under the care of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist East Chapel, 404 South Moore Rd. East Ridge, TN 37412.
Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaEastChapel.com
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