Born December 20, 1965, in Glasgow, KY, he was a son of the late Coy Downs and Gardenia Bates Downs. He was a self-employed auto mechanic. Roy enjoyed fishing, hunting, and ginseng hunting. He was a loving father, grandfather, and peanut butter lover.
Survivors include his daughter, Dianna (and Josh) Goode of Stanford; brothers, Phillip (and Dana) Simpson of Stanford and Frank (and Kristie) Downs of Washington; sister, Dianna (Kenneth) Reynolds of Junction City; and 2 grandchildren, Heather and Dakota Goode.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Ernie, Wayne, and Greg Downs and sisters, Gloria Simpson and Pamela Cook.
There will be a visitation from 5-8PM on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. There will be no service. Cremation rites will be honored following visitation.
Arrangements entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with online guestbook and video tribute available at www.mckinneybrown.com.