His death certificate records George W. Downing, age 72 years 7 months 28 days, born 21 Sep 1860 in Kentucky, died 19 May 1942 at State Hospital #2, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, usual residence 3783 Penn, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, occupation D.D.S., married, wife’s name Edith, no information available about parents, length of stay in hospital 2 years 5 months 28 days, cause of death broncho-pneumonia of 2 weeks duration and chronic myocarditis and chronic nephritis, informant Mrs. Edith Downing, 3783 Penn., K.C., Mo, cremation at Elmwood Crematory.

George was listed as widowed in the 1920 and 1930 censuses, so he must have married Edith some time after 1930.

Her death certificate records Mary E. Downing, age 45 years 11 days, born 29 April 1867 in Missouri, died 10 May 1913 in Odessa, Lafayette Co., Missouri, married, father Junious C. Hill, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name Susan Bradley, born in Missouri, cause of death “patient had muscular rheumatism 3 months was at Hot Springs until 5 days before death”, informant G. W. Downing, Odessa, burial in Odessa Cemetery.

1910 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Clay township, Odessa ward 2, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 8B at a hotel run by Tompkin P. Scott and wife:
Downing, Dr. George, 48, b. Missouri Ky Ky, boarder, married 20 years, b. Mo Ky Ky, dentist; Downing, Mary E., 42, boarder, married 20 years, no children, b. Mo Ky Ky.

1920 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Clay township, Odessa ward 1, enumerated 13 Jan, lists with his sister Josephine and her husband John Prince:
Downing, George, brother-in-law, 55, b. Mo Ky Ky, widowed, dentist.

1930 census of Lafayette Co., Missouri, Sniabar township, Odessa ward 3, enumerated 2 April, lists on p. 1A at a hotel run by Frederick Harris and wife:
Downing, George W., 69, b. Mo Ky Ky, widowed, age at first marriage 30, dentist.