Zachary V. Downs

Funeral: Noon Saturday, Feb. 27, in Laurel Land Memorial Chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Viewing: Family viewing will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, and public viewing and visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Laurel Land. There will be food served at his aunt Betty's house; information will be given out at the viewing. We will also be meeting at Blue 32 in Saginaw after services and late lunch will be served in remembrance of Zach, as this was his home away from home.

My dear son, Zach, you will truly be missed and never forgotten as you were so loved by many. I feel honored to have been your mom. You have always made us so proud on so many levels. I cannot believe that you are gone. You had grown in to such a wonderful young man; I could not wait to see what God had in store for you and Kristina. From the unconditional love that you showed and gave to the peacefulness that you would bring with you when walking into a room. You were such a gentle godly man, one who provided love and kindness and possessed the most beautiful soul I have ever known. I can only imagine what our God in heaven has planned for you, Son, as your real journey has just begun.

Survivors: His parents, Jeff and Rhonda Erwin of Saginaw; his late little bro, Blake Erwin; brother, Acie Kohl McCullough of Euless; fiancee, Kristina Cox, Harlee and Heartlee Cox and Kalen of Saginaw; grandparents, the late Patrick and Ethel Ansley of Riverside (G-pa and G-ma), Barbara Duncan of Azle, the late Jimmy and JoAnn Downs of Fort Worth; great-grandmother, Ruth Bunch of Azle; aunts and uncles, Mike and Betty Lynch of Fort Worth, Terry and Latreece Pritchard of Benbrook, Jimmy and Chris Erwin of Fort Worth, the late Robby and Karen Krajca of Lubbock, Richard and Angie Krajca of Fort Worth, Harold Ripy McCullough of Riverside and Jimmy and Johnny Downs of Azle; cousins, Micah Lynch of Rockwall, Ashley Erwin of Benbrook, Kristen Erwin of White Settlement, Haley Lynch of Fort Worth, Stevee Lynch of Fort Worth, Kevin Krajca of Fort Worth, the late Ramsey Krajca of Fort Worth, Mason Lewcum of Houston, Brandi Krajca of Lubbock, Destiny Krajca of Lubbock and Kylum Pritchard; and best friend from school, Justin Bentley.