She attended Jamestown Elementary, Jamestown Junior High, and graduated from Ragsdale High School in 1972. She moved to Ocean City, MD in the early 80s where she married James “Jimmy” McNulty. They were both very involved in the surf & skate industry and enjoyed many adventures together. They moved to Melbourne, FL, where they lived for the rest of their lives. Donna was a manager at Shagg’s Surf Shop and Longboard House, both local surf shops in Melbourne. Her and Jimmy also owned their own lawn care business. Jimmy passed away in 2006 and that’s when Donna realized a void in her heart. She began attending Coastline Community Church and found a new sense of purpose and joy. She began to volunteer with the youth group and the void was filled with happiness. She lived to help every child she could and has inspired so many lives, young and old. She was a true believer in treating everyone with respect and kindness. Her light will continue to shine in each and every person she came in contact with and she will be greatly missed. A local legend gone too soon…. Stay salty and sassy our sweet Donna!
She is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy McNulty and her father, John W “Jay” Wood.
Donna is survived by her mother, Rebecca Hutchins Wood; brother, Tab Anderson Wood; and nieces, Blair Wood Kennedy and Calley Anderson Wood.
Due to COVID-19, her services will be live streamed on the Sechrest Funeral Service Facebook page. There will be no public visitation; Donna will lie in state from 11 am until 1pm on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Sechrest Funeral Service in High Point, for anyone wishing to pay their respects.
In lieu of flowers, please send a donation in Donna’s name to St Jude Children’s Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105.
Online condolences may be made at sechrestfunerals.com. Sechrest Funeral Service is honored to serve the McNulty family.
