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I could hardly believe it when I received the call. Carey was always a great one to shoot the crap with and could take as well as he gave. He and Frankie were quite the duo at Pier 57 for years, and then Carey went with the Shogren group. I just chatted with him at the Miami show for quite some time this year. He is gonna be missed.....
 
Man, just saw this from Brian Tillet on FB...some epic post Ho battles between Carey, Frankie , and Stecz........I met him at the Miami Boat Show in 2010....He said "I thought that you were some old guy" ...
 
Two killed when boat hits barge

Aug. 30– Two Hardin County residents were killed in a boat crash Saturday on the Tennessee River near the Mississippi state line, according to the Hardin County Fire Department.

The crash occurred around midnight when a bass boat traveling at a high rate of speed struck a parked barge loaded with coal close to the Goat Island campground in Mississippi, said Fire Chief Melvin Martin.

The victims, both from the Counce-Pickwick area, were identified as Carey Downs, 39, and Jeremy Floyd, 40.

Martin said the incident occurred around midnight, and Mississippi authorities requested aid from Hardin County first responders around 3:45 a.m. The first occupant of the bass boat was recovered at about 6:30 a.m. and the second at around 9:30 a.m.

Neither of the victims was wearing a flotation device, and both had been ejected from the bass boat, which remained upright and floating, he said.

According to the website Speedonthewater.com, Downs was a high performance powerboat enthusiast associated with Pier 57 Marine.

http://www.courieranywhere.com/
 
Two boaters die in lake accident
Posted on August 30, 2014 by Lena Mitchell in Crime & Law Enforcement, News

By Lena Mitchell

Daily Journal Corinth Bureau

IUKA – Two boaters died early Saturday morning when their bass boat collided with a moored barge on Pickwick Lake.

Jeremie David Floyd, 40, and Carey J. Downs, 39, both of Counce, Tennessee, died when their boat struck the barge shortly after midnight, said Tishomingo County Coroner Mack Wilemon.

The accident happened near Yellow Creek Port at mile marker 447, a little north of Goat Island on Yellow Creek, and the bodies were recovered by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

No autopsy will be performed, Wilemon said, but a toxicology test will be completed by the state crime lab.

http://djournal.com/news/two-boaters-die-lake-accident/
 
Carey Jonathan Downs (1974 - 2014)
Obituary

COUNCE, Tenn. – Carey Jonathan Downs, 39, died Saturday, August 30, 2014, at Pickwick Lake as a result of a boating accident. He wan born December 5, 1974. He was employed at Pier 57 in sales and service.

Services will be 11 a.m. today, September 1, at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home.

He is survived by his son, Hudson Downs of Collierville, Tenn.; daughter, Daisy Downs of Collierville, Tenn.; father, Terry Downs (Rhonda) of Booneville; mother, Janet Hannon (John) of Corinth; stepbrother, Jon Michael Hannon of Pontotoc; stepsisters, Nicki Whitten and Erica Whitten, both of Booneville; paternal grandmother, Marca Kendrick of Booneville; maternal grandmother, Audrey Cook of Booneville; the mother of his children, Susan Prather Sledd of Collierville; and aunts, uncles, other relatives and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Pete Downs; and his maternal grandfather, Step Cook

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Life Legacy

Name: Carey Jonathan Downs
Age: 39
Residence: Counce, TN
Date of Death: Saturday, August 30, 2014
Place of Death: Pickwick Lake, MS as a result of a boating accident
Location of Service: Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories
Date & Time: Monday, September 1, 2014 11:00 AM
Visitation: Sunday, August 31, 2014 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM and Monday, September 1, 2014 at 9:00 AM until service time.

Biographical Information
Date of Birth: December 5, 1974
Occupation: He was employed at Pier 57 in sales and service

Survivor Information
Son: Hudson Downs of Collierville, TN
Daughter: Daisy Downs of Collierville, TN
Father: Terry Downs (Rhonda) of Booneville, MS
Mother: Janet Hannon (John) of Corinth
Step-Brother: Jon Michael Hannon of Pontotoc, MS
Paternal Grandmother: Marca Kendrick of Booneville, MS
Maternal Grandmother: Audrey Cook of Booneville, MS
Mother of his Children: Susan Prather Sledd of Collierville, MS

Aunts, Uncles, Other relatives and a host of friends

Preceded in Death
Paternal Grandfather: Pete Downs
Maternal Grandfather: Step Coo
 
Just tried to find the classic Carey Downs passed out...with Stecz's head photo shopped in over the girl sitting beside him.....Those pages were lost in the cut down of the post Ho thread....
 
Bobcat said:
Just tried to find the classic Carey Downs passed out...with Stecz's head photo shopped in over the girl sitting beside him.....Those pages were lost in the cut down of the post Ho thread....
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Carey was always the best wingman. He is going to be missed!
 
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