Donna J. Levins

Donna Jean McDaniel Byrd Levins, 94 years young, of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, formerly of Arbyrd, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at her home. She was born on July 15, 1925, in Arbyrd, Missouri.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents: Charles Moler and Effie Mae Jane McDaniel; two husbands: CB Byrd and Leland Levins; and two children: Danny Byrd and Timothy Levins. Donna is survived by four children: Barbara Sewdin of Ogden Dunes, Indiana, Brian Byrd of St. Louis, Missouri, David Byrd of St. Peters, Missouri, and Leah Levins of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, and many grandchildren.

Donna was a homemaker and spent her life raising her family. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Monument, Colorado. Donna loved her cats and she raised several Dalmatians. She loved to travel and visited most of the states, Mexico and Canada throughout her lifetime.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Emerson Funeral Home, 1629 E. Nettleton Ave., Jonesboro, AR 72401 with Rev. Jerry Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Lulu Cemetery near Senath, Missouri. Visitation will precede the funeral service from 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Pallbearers include David Byrd, Mathew Byrd, Kalib Byrd, Phillip Atkinson, Sam Atkinson and Kyle Bauman.