Simpson
Melissa Ann Downing
1968 — 2023
Melissa Ann Downing, 54, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023. A graveside service will be conducted Monday at 2:30 pm in Pinewood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 to 2 pm at Smith Funeral Service. Melissa was a native of Maysville, Kentucky and moved to Pitt County in 1973 with her mother and sister. She participated in the Special Olympics where she won a blue ribbon and a certificate. Melissa was very loving and kind, she enjoyed talking to people and for people to talk to her. She was preceded in death by her father, Donald H. Downing; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Downing. She is survived...