Raymond T Downs

RAYMOND TURNER DOWNS was born on June 26, 1919 in Hopkinton, Iowa the son of John and Opal (Turner) Downs. On March 16, 1946 he was united in marriage to Mary Senosk in Hopkinton. She preceded him in death on June 2, 1978. Raymond served in the U. S. Army and was later employed as a pipefitter at John Deere for 32 years retiring in 1981. He died on Thursday, December 31, 1998 at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, Iowa at 79 years of age.

Raymond is survived by six sons, David of Reno, Nevada, Gary and Mike, both of Waterloo, Iowa, Pete of Cedar Falls, Iowa, Tim of Shell Rock, Iowa and John of Chandler, Arizona; three daughters, Rosemary Lamphier of Oelwein, Iowa, Joyce Bowes of Waterloo, Iowa and Nancy Langrehr of Kingman, Kansas, eighteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and two sisters, Helen Flannagan and Hazel Downs.

Memorial services were held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 4, 1999 at the Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral home with inurnment at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens in Cedar Falls.  A memorial fund has been established.