Her survivors include her three daughters, Diane (Tony) ; Dr. Patricia ; and Cathy ; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and her brother W.V. "Winky" Harned (Marilynn) ., as well as several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her husband Col. Charles P. Downer; her son Lt. Col. Charles P. Downer, Jr.; her parents Dr. Horace H. Harned, Sr. and Harriet Rice Harned; and her siblings Horace H. Harned, Jr., Dr. Arthur Rice Harned, Agnes Beatrice Harned, and Ann Harned.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, where her remains will be interred alongside those of her husband and her son.
Memorials in her honor may be made to the Air Force Aid Society or to the Charles P. Downer, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Aerospace Engineering majors at Mississippi State University, established in honor of her son who perished in the service of his country.
Published by Starkville Daily News from Dec. 21 to Dec. 29, 2021.
Her survivors include her three daughters, Diane (Tony) ; Dr. Patricia ; and Cathy ; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and her brother W.V. "Winky" Harned (Marilynn) ., as well as several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her husband Col. Charles P. Downer; her son Lt. Col. Charles P. Downer, Jr.; her parents Dr. Horace H. Harned, Sr. and Harriet Rice Harned; and her siblings Horace H. Harned, Jr., Dr. Arthur Rice Harned, Agnes Beatrice Harned, and Ann Harned.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, where her remains will be interred alongside those of her husband and her son.
Memorials in her honor may be made to the Air Force Aid Society or to the Charles P. Downer, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Aerospace Engineering majors at Mississippi State University, established in honor of her son who perished in the service of his country.
Published by Starkville Daily News from Dec. 21 to Dec. 29, 2021.
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