DATE: Wednesday, June 11, 1997              TAG: 9706110385

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ELMER C. DOWNING

Elmer Carvel Downing, 75, of the 200 block of Louvick St., died in a local hospital Monday night, June 9, 1997.

He was born in Tennessee but spent most of his life in Winterpock, Chesterfield County, before coming to Norfolk in 1943. He retired after 31 years with the Naval Air Rework Facility. His civilian career centered on Naval aviation, from aircraft metalsmith to analyst in quality assurance.

He was a Naval veteran of World War II. He served more than 20 years in the Naval Reserve, reaching the rank of lieutenant. He was a member of the Naval Air Reserves Retiree Association and the Fleet Reserve Association Branch (NU)60.

He is survived by his wife, Lynette Kernodle Downing; a son, Jerry C. Downing, and his wife, Ruth of Raleigh, N.C.; a daughter, Diane Lynette Downing of Norfolk; two sisters, Libby Sneed Watkins of Midlothian, Va., and Marion D. Newbill, and her husband, Robert Newbill of Lynchburg, Va.; two grandchildren, Sgt. Ryan Austin, U.S. Army, and Allison A. Givens and her husband, Jack, of Raleigh, N.C.; several nieces and nephews; also a devoted sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Harry Keller of Midlothian, Va.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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