Amy Linnea Downing

Amy Linnea Downing obituary

Amy Linnea Downing

Amy Downing Obituary

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Amy Linnea Downing, 49, of Hopkinsville, KY died at 8:13 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at her residence.

No services will be held at this time. Dogwood Funerals & Cremations of Hopkinsville is assisting with the arrangements.

A native of Burlington, Wisconsin she was born June 23, 1976 the daughter of Robert Schult and Linnea Louise Schlick Schult. She was a nurse and a member of the Clarksville Model Rail Road Club.

She was preceded in death by her father: Robert Schult.

Survivors include her husband: Bart M. Downing of Hopkinsville, KY; and her son: Michael Downing of Hopkinsville, KY; and her sisters: Bobbi (Jason) Steinmetz of Vienna Austria and Crista (Justin Preston) Schult of Pensacola, FL.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Pennyroyal Hospice.
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