David Matthew "Big Dave" Downard, age 60, of Metamora, Indiana died Friday August 27, 2021 at Christ Hospital on Cincinnati, Ohio; where he had fought a hard battle and been inpatient for 51 days.

Born November 16, 1960 in Batesville, Indiana he was one of 11 children born to the late Thomas & Nancy Carol (Watterson) Downard.  He was a United States Army Veteran, and had worked for Shamrock Enterprises where he was a plumber and serviced commercial pools.

He was a member of Scipio United Baptist Church, where he was baptized.  In his leisure time his greatest joy was time spent with his family & friends.  He also loved fishing, mushroom hunting, gardening, collecting guns, knives and marbles.

Survivors include a son, David Alexander Downard; his companion, Rosemary (Snider) Downard; two sisters, Donna (Gary) Cook of Brookville, Indiana, Ruby Erjavec of Fruitland Park, Florida; three brothers, Roger (Ruthann) Downard of Metamora, Indiana, Bruce (Kim) Downard of Brookville and Michael Downard of Hamilton, Ohio.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Jane Downard, Joyce Jordan and her husband, Walter; three brothers; Tim, Donnie,  and Phillip Downard; as well as a sister-in-law, Sue Downard and a brother-in-law, Jim Erjavec.

Family & friends are invited to the memorial services on Saturday, June 4, 2022, 11:00 A.M., at Scipio United Baptist Church, 7999 Cincinnati-Brookville Road Okeana, Ohio 45053. Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

The staff of Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home are honored to serve the Downard family to sign the online guest book or send personal condolences please visit www.phillipsandmeyers.com.