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Service:
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Lincoln
American Legion Post # 263 on Saturday, November 23.
Service will be at 11:00 a.m. with fellowship to
follow.
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Dean E. Downing, 85, of Lincoln,
Illinois passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Cremation rites have been accorded.
Dean was born on July 20, 1939 in Lincoln the son of
Morgan A. and Lucille (Lessen) Downing. He married
Glenda B. Johnson on April 14, 1962 in Lincoln at
the Immanuel Lutheran Church. They celebrated 62
years of marriage.
Dean was father to Sara (Greg) Horchem of Lincoln
and Jill (Gerald) Uhrine of Thompsons Station, TN.
Grandfather to Joshua, Justin and Jason Horchem and
Samuel and Sophia Uhrine.
Dean and Glenda lived over 50 years in the country
farmhouse where Glenda’s grandfather Peter and
Myrtle (Lucas) Johnson lived. The family lived near
a creek where many days were spent on a sand bar
while fishing or having a wiener roast. Family life
was very important.
Dean honorably served his country in the United
States Marine Corp. 1958-1961.
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Dean was a hunter and fisherman most
of his life. He enjoyed a good bridge card game that
he played with both Glenda and his men friends.
Surviving are his wife Glenda, and their daughters
Sara and Jill, his five grandchildren, sister-in-law
Nancy (Bernard) LaValle, and several nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers,
Morgan O. and Wayne Downing and brother-in-law Teddy
W. Johnson.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Lincoln
American Legion Post # 263 on Saturday, November 23.
Service will be at 11:00 a.m. with fellowship to
follow.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital or donor’s choice.
Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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