Donna Marie Oglesby

A service will be held on Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 2:00-3:00 pm July 21, 2023. A committal service will occur on July 16, 2023 at Memory Hill Gardens in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years: James Ray Oglesby, two sons: Todd Oglesby (Kim) and Wade Oglesby (Alicia), daughter Paige Mitchell (Tyler), grandchildren: Chase Oglesby (Mary Kathryn), Paden Oglesby (Karrie), Jonathan Collins (Courtney), Cortney Colvin (Tracey), Cody Oglesby (McKenzie Burke), Dalton Oglesby (Destin Browning), Landon Mitchell, Gage Mitchell, and David Oglesby. Great Grandchildren: Parker Oglesby, Judah Oglesby, Tuck Oglesby, Anna Oglesby, Jack Oglesby, Corbin Collins, Jaycee Mae Collins, Kayleen Blake, Trevor Colvin, Hazel Oglesby, Langston Oglesby,

She was born on August 26, 1943 to the late Dave and Blanche Fansher of Frankfort, Kansas. She met her husband, Ray, in Kansas City, Missouri, when he was stationed there with the United States Air Force. She married November 4, 1962 and moved to Vance, Alabama. She was a devoted wife for nearly 61 years.

Mrs. Oglesby enjoyed flowers, cooking, sitting at the lake, tending her garden, and spending time with her friends. She was part of a group of ladies they called “The Mental Health Group.” They enjoyed eating out and throwing parties. She truly loved her special group of friends.

Mrs. Oglesby had a wonderful sense of humor and was always the life of the party. She was an avid fan of the Kansas Jay Hawks. She loved her family and The Lord deeply throughout her life.

Mrs. Oglesby was preceded in death by her parents: Dave and Blanche Fansher, siblings: Virginia Smith, John David Fansher, and JoAnn Parry.

Pallbearers will be Chase Oglesby, Paden Oglesby, Landon Mitchell, Gage Mitchell, Cody Oglesby, Dalton Oglesby, Jonathan Collins, David Oglesby, and Daniel Greenlee. Junior Pallbearers Judah Oglesby, Tuck Oglesby, Jack Oglesby, Trevor Colvin, Langston Oglesby.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Breast Cancer Research Society.