Nannie Rochelle Clark Downing

Mrs. Nannie Rochelle Clark Downing, 99, peacefully passed from her earthly home to her eternal home, Saturday morning, September 21, 2024, while surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Downing was born in Chatham County, NC, July 23, 1925, to the late Flora Lee Jones Clark and Urie Thomas Clark. She was a graduate of Pittsboro High School and worked at Kellwood Hosiery as a Quality Control Inspector. Mrs. Downing was a lifelong member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church where she served in the choir, her Bible study group and the Women's Christian Group.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Downing was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Norton Downing; grandson, Charles Kevin Downing; great-grandson, Jason Michael Downing, II; sister, Emma Geraldine Cheek; and brother-in-law, John Robert Cheek.

She is survived by her sons; Charles Lawrence Downing (Pat) of Albany, KY and Thomas Norton Downing of Pittsboro, NC; grandchildren, Jason Michael Downing (Tara) and Christopher Chadwick Downing (Jennifer); great-grandchildren, Makayla Dawn Lehman (Caleb), Rebecca Lynn Downing, Sarah Michelle Downing, Christopher Caleb Downing and Hannah Patricia Downing; and brother, Charles Thomas Clark (Renalda).

The funeral service for Mrs. Downing will be held 11:00AM, Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, at Pleasant Hill UMC - 7019 Pleasant Hill Church Road, Siler City, NC 27344. A visitation will be held from 10:00Am - 11:00AM, prior to the service. She will be laid to rest in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Pleasant Hill UMC cemetery fund.

Smith & Buckner Funeral Home is honored to serve the Downing family.