Jonathan Downing

Jonathan Michael Downing, of Cumberland City Tennessee, formerly from Lake Worth FL. went to be with the grand architect of the universe on October 29, 2015. He was born in Palm Beach Gardens Florida on August 19th, 1982, the son of John Downing and Mary Westrick Downing. Jon, or “JD” to his friends, was a retired US Army Special Forces soldier, assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He was a Bronze Star recipient, having conducted multiple deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as other sensitive areas in the region. He was well respected in the Bully community, both as a breeder and a judge. He was a member of Charity Lodge #370, the Amara Shine Center as well as a member of the ROJ Ct 179. He was preceded in death by his grandfather’s Lynn and Gordon and his Grandmother Shirlee. Jonathan is survived by his loving wife Vanessa, and their 3 beautiful children, Dylan, McKayla, and Jon Jr., his Mother and Father, his 4 sisters Autumn, Jennifer, Samantha, and Sabrina, and grandma Kathy, along with numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins, all who will dearly miss him being awesome! The visitation will be held on Thursday November 5th from 1:00 to 3:00 followed by a memorial service at the Nave Erin Chapel with full military honors, 4639 West Main St, Erin, TN 37061. There will also be a celebration of Jon’s life on Wednesday November the 11th at 7:00 P.M.at the Beach Club, One 7th Avenue North, Lake Worth, Florida 33460. In lieu of flowers please donate to Task Force Dagger in care of Jonathan Downing @ www.taskforcedagger.org (if donating by check write for Downing Family Fund, if using the site Paypal put I the comments section for the Downing family fund).