Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Tom Green Co. TX Obits from the San Angelo Standard-Times 
The San Angelo Standard - Times Online - July 31, 1998

JOHNNIE DRAKE DONALSON

STERLING CITY - Johnnie (Drake) Donalson, 92, died Thursday, July 30, 1998, in
Sterling County Nursing Home. She was the youngest of four children born to
John Henry Drake and Bessie Sims Drake on July 22, 1906, in Cotton Gin, Texas,
in Freestone County. She moved to San Angelo on Feb. 1, 1921, and married
Horrace Donalson on Sept. 9, 1925. They had one daughter, Betty Jane Donalson,
born in Miles on Aug. 16, 1929. After taking a course in telegraphy, she worked
at the State Sanitarium and Western Union. For more than 20 years, Mrs.
Donalson served as city secretary for Sterling City. She was a life member of
the Eastern Star and active in the First Presbyterian Church. 

Service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, at the First Presbyterian Church
with burial in Miles Cemetery in Miles. The Rev. John Winteringham will
officiate. Arrangements are by Ross Funeral Home. 

Surviving is one sister, Sue Drake of San Angelo; one son-in-law, Billy H.
Barbee of Sterling City, a grandson, B. Hull Barbee, and two
great-granddaughters, Allison and Kristen Barbee of Longview; a niece, Linda
Beth Butcher of Fort Worth; two great-nephews, RuckerBarrett of Garland and Don
Barrett of Lubbock; a sister-in-law of Fort Worth; several nieces and nephews;
and several sisters and  brothers-in-law. One brother, one sister, her husband
and daughter preceded her in death. Pallbearers will be Delmar Radde, Dean
Johnson, Lynn Glass, Larry Glass, Charlie Davis and Winn McClure. Honorary
pallbearer will be David Glass.