A native of Clayton, Alabama, she had lived in the Tallahassee area since 1972 and considered it home. She was a member of Thomasville Road Baptist Church. She retired after more than 26 years from the Leon County School Board.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Donaldson; a daughter, Theresa Ann Thompson; her parents, Artis and Alice Benefield; four brothers, three sisters, and her beloved dog, Muffin.
She was devoted to her family and is survived by her two daughters, Robyn Donaldson (Raymond Farris) of Tallahassee, FL, and Becky Kelly (Mike) of Ohio; four grandchildren, Steven Kelly of Tallahassee, FL, Danielle Donaldson and Shelby Donaldson of Tallahassee, FL and Cara Nichole Thompson.
The family will receive friends at Culley’s Meadowwood Funeral Home, Timberlane Road location, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2015. Services will be held May 29, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. with graveside immediately following at Culley’s Meadowood Funeral Home, Timberlane Road. For those who wish, the family suggests Memorial donations in Robbie’s Honor to Big Bend Hospice, Inc., 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32308 or the Leon County Humane Society, 413 Timberlane Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312.
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