He was born to the late JM and Sarah Downs on October 3, 1947 in Birmingham, Alabama.
William is survived by his wife of 50 years, Susan Downs; his children, Whitney Calhoun (Danny); Will Downs (Edith); and his brother, Linn Goldsmith.
Family will receive friends from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Wednesday, June 19 at Memphis Funeral Home and
Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd, Bartlett, TN. Services will follow at 2:00pm. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery, 435 S. Mt Pleasant Rd, Collierville, TN.
Jesus made the grave a short-term residence. -Max Lucado