on Tuesday, March 12 at Kindred Hospice in San Antonio.
She was born on September 16, 1926 in Picher, Oklahoma to
Leonard “Pete” Williams and Etta Howell Williams
Vaughn. She married Wayne Edward Travis on August 5,
1944. LaDonna enjoyed a long and successful career in the
United States Air Force Civil Service, both in Grandview, MO
and in San Antonio, TX.
LaDonna will be remembered for her lifelong love of
music and dogs. She was an avid volunteer, devoting her
service to the Alzheimer's Association, several animal rescues,
Ozarks Food Harvest and Newborns in Need. She also greatly
enjoyed her time as a reading buddy to elementary school
children. LaDonna was a long-standing member of Mount
Calvary Lutheran Church.
She was predeceased by her parents, stepmother
Imogene Sears Williams Olson; beloved daughter Diane
Travis Strenge Resetar and husband Wayne. LaDonna is
survived by her children, Carla Williams and Geary Travis;
grandchildren Heather Williams Green and husband Coy,
David Williams and wife Allison, and Jake Travis; greatgrandchildren
Kelsey Williams, Damian Williams and Sawyer
Williams.
Special thanks to Carol Beck, friend and caregiver;
Kelsey Williams, great-granddaughter and caregiver; and the
kind staff at Kindred Hospice.
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