Dona Siegel

Dona Mae Siegel 92, of Sedalia Missouri died on January 5, 2025.

Dona Mae was born on October 7, 1932 a daughter of Artie and Ruth (Dyer) Patterson.  She passed away at SSM Health Center in Jefferson City Missouri.

She is survived 4 of her 5 children her oldest son Franklin A and wife (Jane Beck) Cooley of Sedalia MO; daughters, Enora R Raabe-Coppenbarger of Drexel Missouri, Marjorie V ( Ed) Hardey of Versailles MO and Donna Marie (John) Fouts of Rising Star Texas. She is also survived by 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. 

Dona earned her GED after moving to Omaha Nebraska and worked as a nurse’s aide and later as a school bus driver. She loved to dance, going to Bluegrass Festivals and spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents Artie and Ruth Patterson, siblings Gene Patterson and Eunice Boyer, son John Cooley, grandsons Eddie Carwile, and Troy Cooley. She will be missed by many.

A private burial was held at the Smithton Cemetery and a Celebration of life will be held at a later date.