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Diana (McDowell) Johnson, age 71, of Miamisburg, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025. She was born February 12, 1954 in Dayton, Ohio.
She is preceded in death by her father James C. McDowell; brother Dennis McDowell.
She will be missed and remembered by her daughters Angela (Kevin) Colborn, and Rachel (Jason) Sears; mother Vivian (Westfall) & John Lofty; grandchildren Anna Sears, Cade Sears, Noelle Riley, and Noah Riley; siblings Roy McDowell, Jerry McDowell, and Liz Moore.
Diana was a 1972 Milton-Union High School graduate. She loved traveling, boating, swimming, and metal detecting.
The family will receive friends from 10 AM- 12 PM on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Miami St, West Milton with a funeral service beginning at 12:00 PM. Burial will follow in Unity Cemetery, Laura. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online memories of Diana may be left for the family at www.hale-sarver.com.
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