IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Lana Marie
Downey
March 10, 1963 – December 15, 2011
Obituary
Lana Marie Downey, 48, Big Lake, MO, formerly of Kansas City, MO, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, KS, after a lengthy battle with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2011 at Fairview Christian Church in Kansas City, MO with visitation 9:00-11:00 a.m. Monday at the church. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Heartland SPCA or Heartland Hospice.
Lana was born March 10, 1963 in North Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Dickie Gene and Lenora Maxine (Meech) Downey. Her father preceded her in death in 1992. Lana lived at Lake Waukomis and Tiffany Springs while growing up, graduating from Park Hill High School in 1981. During high school and after her graduation, she ran her own cleaning company and continued doing so while she attended dental assistant school. She worked as a dental assistant for 8 years, then started working for UPS and the Aviation Department. In 1989, she changed careers to work for TWA in the overhaul base in Kansas City as an airplane mechanic and was employed there until her medical retirement.
She loved to spend time at the lake where she was an active member of the Big Lake Improvement Association. She enjoyed socializing with her friends and family, playing with her dog, reading and learning new information. In her short life, Lana touched the hearts of many individuals in every facet of her life. She never judged anyone by any scale—people were people and she loved them all. She never knew a stranger and never had an enemy. Lana loved life and loved loving people. She has spent her whole life taking care of others. "She was a Good Person."
Lana is survived by her companion and care giver, Jennifer Watts; her mother, L. Maxine Downey; two sisters, Linda Orth Grzanowicz and husband, George, Lisa Miller and husband, Dale, all of Kansas City, MO; one brother, James Charles Hunsicker and wife, Betty, Decatur, IL; nephews, Shawn Cox and wife, Annie, Kansas City, MO, Craig Hunsicker and wife, Jamie, Winchester, CO, Kevin Hunsicker and wife, Jamie, Decatur, IL; nieces, Latricia Acord and husband, Clint and Lacie Miller and husband, Tony and 9 great nephews and nieces.
Lana was born March 10, 1963 in North Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Dickie Gene and Lenora Maxine (Meech) Downey. Her father preceded her in death in 1992. Lana lived at Lake Waukomis and Tiffany Springs while growing up, graduating from Park Hill High School in 1981. During high school and after her graduation, she ran her own cleaning company and continued doing so while she attended dental assistant school. She worked as a dental assistant for 8 years, then started working for UPS and the Aviation Department. In 1989, she changed careers to work for TWA in the overhaul base in Kansas City as an airplane mechanic and was employed there until her medical retirement.
She loved to spend time at the lake where she was an active member of the Big Lake Improvement Association. She enjoyed socializing with her friends and family, playing with her dog, reading and learning new information. In her short life, Lana touched the hearts of many individuals in every facet of her life. She never judged anyone by any scale—people were people and she loved them all. She never knew a stranger and never had an enemy. Lana loved life and loved loving people. She has spent her whole life taking care of others. "She was a Good Person."
Lana is survived by her companion and care giver, Jennifer Watts; her mother, L. Maxine Downey; two sisters, Linda Orth Grzanowicz and husband, George, Lisa Miller and husband, Dale, all of Kansas City, MO; one brother, James Charles Hunsicker and wife, Betty, Decatur, IL; nephews, Shawn Cox and wife, Annie, Kansas City, MO, Craig Hunsicker and wife, Jamie, Winchester, CO, Kevin Hunsicker and wife, Jamie, Decatur, IL; nieces, Latricia Acord and husband, Clint and Lacie Miller and husband, Tony and 9 great nephews and nieces.
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