Donna was a lifelong resident of Baytown, Texas. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. Though she had a few different jobs, her most beloved was that of mother and grandmother. She loved each one fully and bragged about them every chance she had. When she wasn’t being Grammy, she spent her spare time reading, sewing and doing her favorite thing - quilting.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Monroe Bryan and Marie Frances Lee Bryan, and by sister, Susan Lee Bryan.
She is survived by her children, Debbie Brunson Silva, Leeanna Thompson and husband Ricky, James F. Brunson and wife Shaneria; by her grandchildren, Elizabeth Laine Hill Morales, James Robert Hill and wife Mariana, Aislynn Bryana Leibee, Caleb Summersill Leibee, Davis Knox Leibee, Tiffany Monique Brunson, Kennedi Brunson, Braydron Christopher Brunson, Mi’Shawn Randall, Devin Randall; and by six great-grandchildren, Anthony, Robert, Jackson, Brayden, Anthony, and Josiah.
A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at Rose Hill Cemetery, in Tyler, Texas.
Donna loved people and doing for others. In lieu of flowers we ask that you pay it forward…to any charity or organization of your choice, or just a nice thing for another person.