Donna Webster

(From Mason-Woodard Mortuary)

Donna D Webster, 78, of Oronogo, MO. passed away Monday, November 6, 2017
She was born October 24, 1939 in Sumner, MO to Robert and Frances (Linscott) Douglas. The family moved to Hale, MO when she was 5. She had a younger brother, Donald, who preceded her in death in April 2017.

She graduated from Hale High School in 1956 as Valedictorian. In school, she enjoyed singing and drama. After she graduated she attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Kansas City.

In 1958 she married Loyd W. Jones. They lived for a short time in Brookfield, MO, Topeka and Atchison, KS. They had two children, Steve and Melody.

In her working years she worked as a secretary, many of those years for the Missouri Department of Transportation in the bridge division.

Donna loved to volunteer and did so all her life as a teacher's aide, librarian's aide, and reading books to elementary classes when her children were young. Most recently she volunteered for the Joplin Service Club of the Blind.

Her love of reading lead her to attend Emporia State University Library Science studies. While there ,she met Rod Webster and they married March 7, 1986. They were happily married for 23 years until his death in 2010. She considered Rod's daughter, Donna, as her own.

Donna lived out her passion for history and travel. In her lifetime she was able to visit or live in more than 18 states and travel to different countries such as Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and the Bahamas. In February 2017 she and her daughter-in-law Laura went to the Dominican Republic.
She surrounded herself with friends. A few were lifetime friends. She met Janice Cochenour in kindergarten and Barbara Surritt during her years in Atchison. She spoke with both of them regularly. She made many new friends during her recent travels.

Donna had a large family and loved and cared about all of them. She is survived by her son Steve Jones and his wife Laura, daughter Melody Irle and her husband Jeff, step-daughter Donna Hoffmann and her husband Jerry and 12 grandchildren Connor Jones and wife Jessie, Landon Jones, Hannah Jones, Meleah Meyers and husband Lucian, Andrah Meyers and husband Boone, Lydiah Sampsel and husband Noah, Christah Jones, Charis Jones, John Irle, Jill Hoffmann, Allison Hoffmann, and Eric Hoffmann. She had 4 great-grandchildren: Nigel Jones, Gordon Jones, Miles Jones, and Ellen Meyers.

Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Mason-Woodard Chapel with Mike Wilkins, Minister, officiating. Burial will follow in the Carterville Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Chapel prior to the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mason-Woodard Mortuary of Joplin, Mo.