Rodger Earl Downing

Rodger Downing son of Janice Twichell Downing and the late Robert Earl Downing was born on May 1, 1963 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina and departed this life on March 24, 2020 at the Saint Francis Medical Center Emergency Room in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 56 years.

Mr. Downing was a former Chef at Ray’s in Kelso and was currently working at Minglewood Brewery in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force serving in the Airborne and Special Operations Force and a resident of Oran.

On October 16, 1982 he was united in marriage to Angela Layton in Godfrey, Illinois. Mrs. Downing survives of the home in Oran.

Besides his wife and mother, survivors include one son, James Robert Michael Downing (Elaina) of Jackson, Missouri; one daughter, Samanth Dawn downing of Oran; one brother, Terry Downing of Alton, Illinois; and by one sister, Tina Marie Downing of Roxana, Illinois; also, by three grandchildren, Landon, Lacie, and Lily.

Visitation will be conducted on Saturday, March 28, 2020 from 10:00 until 11:00 am at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. Gravesides services will follow immediately at the New Morley Cemetery.