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Portrait of Diana Denise Downing-Mashburn

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Diana Denise Downing-Mashburn

May 14, 1965 – February 11, 2026

Lived 60 years

Fort Gibson City · Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

"I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race. I have kept the faith." 2nd Timothy 4:7

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Diana Denise Downing-Mashburn

Born May 14, 1965 - Passed from this life Feb 11, 2026

Married to Greg Mashburn June 9, 2001

Associate Professor of Nursing, Anna Vaughn School of Nursing, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa Ok

Director, Nursing and Associated Health Programs, Connors State College, Warner Ok

Nursing instructor, Rogers State University, Claremore Ok

Director, Nursing Program, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah Ok

Nursing instructor, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah Ok

Nursing Instructor, Bacone College, Muskogee Ok

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1965

Born May 14

1969

Diana was 4 when the Woodstock music festival opened

1976

Diana was 11 when America celebrated its Bicentennial

1981

Diana was 16 when MTV began broadcasting

1995

Diana was 30 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film

2001

Married Greg Mashburn

2001

Diana was 36 when Apple introduced the iPod

2010

Diana was 45 when Apple's iPad went on sale

2012

Doctor of Philosophy School of Nursing University of Minnesota

2024

Diana was 59 when a total solar eclipse crossed North America

2026

Passed away February 11, age 60

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Fort Gibson, Oklahoma

Plot: Sec G (at the foot of Charles Downing)

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