

at Maddox Funeral Home, with Sammy Campbell officiating. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Khalil Cosley, Khyree Downing, Trevon Madison, Arshawn Downing, Jayden Downing, Ameen Johnson, and Naeem Johnson.Ī funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 12, at 2:00 p.m. When she got together with family and friends, she was always the life of the party and could bring anyone to tears with laughter. Surviving Darlene are her children, Shannon Downing, April Downing, LaShabia “Shay” Johnson (Jeremy), and Timothy Downing her grandchildren, Raven, Shaquille, Khalil, Teraca, Khyree, D’Aujinae, Arshawn, Trevon, Ameen, Jayden, and Naeem her great-grandchildren, Lorren, Marlee, Amalia, and one on the way and her siblings, Catherine Turner, John Downing, and Elmo Downing.ĭarlene was a member and advocate for the National Alliance for Mental Illness. She is also preceded in death by her son, Richard Downing. Following all services, the burial will take place at Good Hope Cemetery in Front Royal.ĭarlene was born in Front Royal, Virginia, on September 19, 1952, to the late John Turner Downing and Ruby Cordelia Jackson. There will be a visitation hour starting one hour prior to the service.

A funeral service will be held for Darlene at 12:00 pm on Friday, August 11, 2023, at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 W Main St., Front Royal, Virginia 22630, with Reverend Ronald Chunn officiating.
