Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, and Aunt passed peacefully on Friday, September 4th. She was born in DuQuoin, IL into the family that included parents Don and Dorthy Williams and “bubby” Dan. She moved to Wichita with her family as a child and graduated from Wichita North High School in 1987. While a student, her baking skills helped her brother start his first foray into entrepreneurial endeavors. This quickly ended when she found out he wasn’t sharing the profits with her. Still, she continued her culinary practice and, according to her nieces and nephews, made the best monster cookies ever.
Donna worked as a CNA and Activity Director in nursing homes in and around Wichita. After which, she spent her career working as a source inspector of aviation parts in machine shops. Donna loved her family, the outdoors, gardening, waterskiing, spending time at the lake, Bunko nights, and her grandchildren. She was a lover of nature and enjoyed spending time outdoors and raising dogs, cats, chickens, horses, and a cadre of other animals. She also enjoyed muscle cars and her treat to herself was a Camaro in her favorite shade of green.
Still, her favorite thing in life was her family, and spending time with them. She cared deeply for her son and her grandchildren, as well as her many nieces and nephews and other extended family, treating them as her own.
Donna’s funeral will be on Tuesday, September 15th at 3:00pm at Resthaven Cemetery on W. Kellogg in Wichita. It will be held at the graveside in order to accommodate for social distancing. A celebration of life gathering will take place on September 19th from 12:00 noon to 3:00pm in Sycamore Park on 15th Street, just east of West Street.
In lieu of flowers memorials in Donna's memory may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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St.Jude Children's Research Hospital501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105
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