David Franklin Donaldson, 74, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010.
He was born Nov. 8, 1935, in Leola, a son of the late Jessie Donaldson and Lola Ford Donaldson.
He was a retired self-employed truck driver and was a member of Calvary’s Lighthouse Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Byars; two brothers, George Donaldson and Mark Donaldson; and two sisters, Rachel James and Louise Blanton.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy Ellison Donaldson; a daughter, Mary Gill of Pine Bluff; five sons, Franklin Donaldson, Carl Donaldson, Ricky Donaldson and Stanley Donaldson, all of Pine Bluff, and Jerry Donaldson of Muldrow, Okla.; two brothers, Paul Donaldson of Pine Bluff, and Phillip Donaldson of Hot Springs; two sisters, Mary Hankins and Marti McDonald, both of White Hall; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, at Shannon Road Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. Sammy Alverson, Bobby Hartsfield and Don Borland officiated. Burial followed in Cypress Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Fuller Hale-South Funeral Services of Pine Bluff.
David Franklin Donaldson, 74, of Pine Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010.
He was born Nov. 8, 1935, in Leola, a son of the late Jessie Donaldson and Lola Ford Donaldson.
He was a retired self-employed truck driver and was a member of Calvary’s Lighthouse Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Byars; two brothers, George Donaldson and Mark Donaldson; and two sisters, Rachel James and Louise Blanton.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy Ellison Donaldson; a daughter, Mary Gill of Pine Bluff; five sons, Franklin Donaldson, Carl Donaldson, Ricky Donaldson and Stanley Donaldson, all of Pine Bluff, and Jerry Donaldson of Muldrow, Okla.; two brothers, Paul Donaldson of Pine Bluff, and Phillip Donaldson of Hot Springs; two sisters, Mary Hankins and Marti McDonald, both of White Hall; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, at Shannon Road Baptist Church in Pine Bluff. Sammy Alverson, Bobby Hartsfield and Don Borland officiated. Burial followed in Cypress Memorial Gardens. Arrangements were by Fuller Hale-South Funeral Services of Pine Bluff.
