Jo Deane Downing Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Jo Deane Downing of Dayton, Tennessee, who passed away on February 25, 2026, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Jo Deane Downing or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
Though Jo may no longer walk beside us, her memory will forever be enshrined in the fabric of the lives of those Jo touched, a beacon of light guiding us through the darkness. In her absence, her spirit lives on — a gentle whisper in the breeze, a ray of sunlight on a cloudy day, a reminder that love knows no boundaries.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Howard Thompson and Henrietta Mitchell Thompson (Mitchell); and her sister Carol Kay McLemore (Thompson). She is survived by: her husband Timothy Trenton Downing of Dayton; her brother Dale Ray Thompson of Aledo, TX; her son Tracy James Downing (Cheryl Lynn Downing) of Mt. Juliet, TN; her grandson Liam James Downing; and her son Travis Jay Downing of White Rock, NM.
