Roger C. Downing Jr., 47

LEWES - Roger C. Downing Jr., of Lewes, died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, in the Bayhealth Medical Center in Milford after a brief illness. He was 47. Roger was born on Jan. 20, 1962, in Newark, N.J., to the late Mary Bell Hubbart and Roger C. Downing Sr. He grew up in Lewes, where he spent his entire adult life. He had worked at Paramount Poultry, Predue, and Wright Chrysler Auto, until his illness. His father predeceased him in October of 2008. Roger is survived by his two brothers, Diaquan and Gerome Downing of New Jersey; three sisters, Rosa Lee Coverdale, Sharonda Thomas and Adrienne Layton all of New Jersey. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church in Lewes. Friends may call at the church two hours prior. Arrangements by Miller Funeral Services.