Donna Kay Newman, age 78, died at her home in Bethel Springs, TN on Saturday morning, September 28, 2024.
Donna was born in the Masseyville Community in Chester County, TN on June 3, 1946, daughter of the late Alvin Cecil and Launia Rovine Hurst Rowland. She was a graduate of Chester County High School.
She began her working career while still in high school working at Bells Diner. Her favorite jobs over the years involved helping people. She worked in Jackson, TN with a job placement program and later began working for the state of Tennessee as GED Instructor and Job Placement Coordinator in Henderson.
In her younger years, she and her brother enjoyed showing horses and she retained her love for horses throughout her life. She also loved her dogs and leaves behind Shiloh, Tay and Joey. She also loved shopping for clothes and being “Frou Frou.”
She was a devout Christian who loved spending time with her family, especially her great grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughter, Brandi Kinman Henry and husband David of Bethel Springs, two grandchildren Joshua Stansell (Holly) and Tyler Stansell, and three great grandchildren Ethan, Lily and Aleaha Stansell.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Johnny C. Newman in 2011, a son Robert Anthony Stansell in 2021 and a brother Larry Ronald Rowland.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue Chapel with burial to follow in Chester County Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends at Crook Avenue Chapel from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Monday, September 30, 2024.
Shackelford Funeral Directors
Henderson, TN
