亡 dying

The loser died from losing a game of BOWLing with the Devil . . .and was buried with his beret on.

downfall ★★☆☆☆
滅 (annihilate) + 亡 (dying) = 滅亡 (downfall)

the downfall of a civilization or the dying-out of a certain ethnic group. But it doesn't have 'downfall's moral judgement.

widow ☆☆☆☆☆ FR
未 (not yet) + 亡 (dying) + 人 (person) = 未亡人 (widow)

widow.I'm not including this because it's useful, but because it's one of the most spectacularly non-PC words: the literal translation is：'not yet dead person'!