Christine (James) Donelson (1913-2010)

DONELSON, JAMES, TRINKAUS, GOINGS, PERROT, CHARIS, CARLSON

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/7/2012 at 09:22:17

From Adams & Soderstrum Funeral Home obituary, Story County, Iowa:

Christine Donelson

BORN: April 21, 1913
DIED: September 12, 2010
LOCATION: Ames, Iowa

Christine Donelson, 97, of Ames passed away Sunday, Sept.12, 2010 at the Israel Family Hospice House. Memorial Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at Adams Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Glenwood Cemetery, Ogden.

Christine was born April 21, 1913 in Corydon, Iowa to Blanche (Trinkaus) and John James. She graduated from Simpson College and taught kindergarten in Corydon until marrying Mervin E. Donelson on June 4, 1938 in her parent's home. They moved to the Donelson family farm south of Ogden. Mervin and Christine were married 64 years.

She returned to college and graduated from Drake University. She returned to teaching kindergarten and 1st grade in Ogden Community Schools from 1955 until 1976 when she retired. The Donelsons moved from the farm to Ames in 1984 and moved to Green Hills retirement community in Ames in 1997.
Christine was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed traveling, reading, golf, knitting/crocheting, crosswords, scrapbooking and visiting children and grandchildren.

She is survived by two children, John Donelson and wife Linda of Iowa City and Barbara Goings and husband Richard of Cedar Rapids; six grandchildren Chris Donelson of Iowa City, Loren Donelson of San Diego, Calif., Lyn Donelson of Paris, France and Emory Donelson of Santa Monica, Calif., Julie Goings-Perrot of Newburgh, N.Y., and John Goings of O'Fallon, Mo.; eight great-grandchildren L'Engle and Lucy Charis-Carlson of Iowa City, Miles Donelson of San Diego, Calif., Laura and Will Goings of O'Fallon, Mo., and Elise, Isabelle and Henry Goings-Perrot of Newburgh, N.Y.

She was preceded in death by her husband Mervin in 2002.

Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements.

Memorial Service

September 18, 2010
2:00 PM
Adams Funeral Home
502 Douglas Ave
Ames, IA 50010

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