Donna Whitfield, 54, was born on October 10, 1965 to Ernest and Jeanette Whitfield of Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX. Being in a military family, Donna lived in several geographical locations before ending up in Converse, TX. Donna graduated from Judson High School in 1983 and then decided to enlist in the US Army in 1990. During her service, she was stationed at various duty stations both stateside and overseas. She received many promotions, awards, and completed multiple military schools and was able to attain her Bachelors of Business Administration from Grantham University. After serving for 21 years she retired at the rank of SFC and settled down in Killeen, TX.
Donna was a member of Christian House of Prayer (CHOP) in Killeen, TX. She loved to exercise by walking countless miles in the park with her friends, reading, traveling, and was a die hard Dallas Cowboy’s fan. Her close friends knew her to be focused, accountable and an all-around loving individual.
It would be wrong to say that Donna lost her battle to cancer because she never stopped fighting. No matter how sick she was, she was always determined. When anyone else would have broken, Donna stayed strong. Through her, we know what resilience and perseverance truly looks like. There was no quit in Donna. Just because she is no longer here, it doesn’t mean she lost her fight.
Cherishing her memory is her son, Kyle Lamaud Boutte of Killeen, TX, her mother, Jeanette Whitfield, her three sisters, Delores Hopkins, Michelle Harrison (Moses), and Yolanda Barnes (Frank) all of San Antonio, TX. Two nieces and four nephews, Brandon Lowery, Moses Harrison III, Darius Harrison, Jasmine Whitfield, Frank Barnes III, and Malia Barnes. One great niece, Ja’Leah Anderson. She had a host of close true loving friends that she considered to be family.
She joins in paradise her father, Ernest Lamaud Whitfield, and her nephew, Jarard Christopher Harrison.
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