He was an E-5 Sergeant in the Marine Corps and was a member of American Legion Post 28 in Triangle, VA. He also served as a pastor at a Baptist Church in Virginia and was a retired meat manager with Giant Foods.
Donald was born August 31, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was called home to be reunited with his wife, Ellen Coomer; parents, Thelma Price and Elroy Dutch Coomer; brothers, Paul, Danny and Tony Coomer; a sister, Mae Bryant and his granddaughter Santana Lankford.
He will be dearly missed by his loving daughter Donna Burnell (Teddy); Brothers, Russell Coomer, Teddy, Eugene and Doug Leonhardt; sisters, Linda Leonhardt and Mammie Mattingly; grandchildren, John Mark Foster (Sarah) , Melanie Jordan (Michael),Charles Donald Foster and Lexi Burnell; great-grandchildren, Kandice and Marc Foster, Wayne and Paige Jordan and a host of many close family and friends.
He was a loving, and caring dad, brother, grandfather and friend to many who lovingly called him Pappy. Pappy loved to play football for the Marine Corps and enjoyed watching his favorite football team, the Washington Redskins. He also enjoyed WWE wrestling. He treasured reading his bible everyday. He was also a part of the group Caring and Sharing at Your Mailbox on Facebook where he led bible studies. His favorite passage from the bible was Psalms 23.
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside quite waters
He restoreth my soul.
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for though art with me.
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou prepares a table before me, you anoint my head with oil, my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Pappy will be dearly missed by many. He may be gone from this earth but will never be forgotten. He was a one of a kind man. Till we meet again.
Funeral Services will be held Friday, June 19th, 2020, 9:30 am at Evergreen Funeral Home with interment to follow at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff, KY. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 18th, 2020 at the funeral home from 2:00-8:00 pm.
