Memorials may be made to Church of the Shepherd, 1601 Woodstone Dr., St. Peters, MO 63304. DOWNER, Lois, St. Peters, MO, (nee: Whitson), July 18, 2006 age 80; dearest wife of Don Downer; daughter of the late Clair and Vera Whitson; devoted mother of Dawn (Richard) Proffitt and Jan (Bob) McCutchen; dear sister of Clair Whitson, Virginia Damos and the late Franklin Whitson; beloved grandmother of Melissa (Nick) Krekeler, Michelle (Jason) James, Julianne Proffitt and Robert Joyce; great-grandmother of Trinity James. Lois was a member of the Church of the Shepherd, St. Peters, Missouri. She was a Librarian at St. Louis and St. Charles County Libraries, a Past member & Historian of National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Lewis & Clark Chapter #1229, Past President of Naval Auxiliary, Fleet Reserve - Fleet Reserve Auxiliary Branch #267. She was an Office Clerk for the Army Records Center, St. Louis, Missouri for 10 years. Interment Private.