Biography: Harold B. Downes, age 82, of Little Rock, died January 2, 2008. He was born in Rochester, New York, on March 27, 1925 to the late Edward Samuel and Anna Jospehine (Kivlan) Downes. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Barbara P. Downes, who died May 21, 2003. Survivors include three daughters, Dana Anne Downes, Betsy Downes Baldwin, and Patricia Purdy Cardinale; nine grandchildren, Traci, David, Vanessa, Patrick, Francis, Ronnie, Evan, Anna, and Miles; and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Downes was a decorated WWII Veteran and Served in the 101st Airborne during The Battle of the Bulge and Normandy on D-Day. He was a retired Sales Manager from GTE (Sylvania). Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday January 5, 2008, in the Chapel of Ruebel Funeral Home, 6313 West Markham St., Little Rock. Memorials, in lieu of flowers may be made to Multiple Myeloma Patient Care Fund, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4601 West Markham, Slot 816, Little Rock, AR 72205. Arrangements are by Ruebel Funeral Home of Little Rock, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.