Orrlea Dian Downey

Dian Downey, 64, Wellsville, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born April 29, 1943, at Ottawa to Orren and Wanda (Mealman) Altic. She was a lifelong Franklin County resident. She lived in Ottawa and the Wellsville area. She worked as a seamstress at H.D. Lee, Ottawa, for 23 years. She retired in 1981. She married Roger Lee Downey Dec. 31, 1979, at Ottawa. He survives. Survivors also include her parents, Ottawa; a son, Larry Reddick, and his wife, Billie, Stark; a daughter, Sergeant First Class (Ret.) Kimberly Shepherd, Radcliff, Ky.; sisters, Donna Smith, and her husband, Richard, Topeka, and Connie Morris, and her husband, Pat, Williamsburg; brothers, David Altic, and his wife, Shirley, Michael Altic, and his wife, Debbie, and Randy Altic, and his wife, Jayne, all of Ottawa; grandchildren, Brandon Reddick and Chris Reddick, both of Fredonia, Larry Reddick Jr., Neodesha, Tyler Reddick and Haley Reddick, both of Stark, FN Michael Reddick, Owensboro, Ky., and Gregory Shepherd and Marcus Shepherd, both of Radcliff, Ky.; nine nephews and four nieces. She was preceded in death by a niece, Teri Morris; and a grandson, Stephen Reddick. SERVICES: Funeral services will be held from the Dengel & Son Mortuary 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 6, 2007. IN STATE: Friends may pay their respects to Mrs. Downey at the Dengel & Son Mortuary after 12:00 p.m. Friday to the service hour, where the family will meet with friends, 7:00 to 8:00 Friday evening. CEMETERY: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Miami County, Kansas.