Funeral services for Donna Fern Roan, age 65, of Yantis, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2021 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Darty officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Samuel Perry, Elijah Perry, and Hunter Crist serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Fred Crist, Calvin Perry, John Horseley, and Zikica Krsmanovic. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to service.

Donna passed away on January 13, 2021 at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. She was born on July 28, 1955 in Dallas, TX, the daughter of Clifton and Fern Wright Roan. She was an accountant for Frozen Food Express for over 20 years. She later worked as desk clerk for Best Western. She was a member of County Line Baptist Church. Donna loved the Lord Jesus and was a born again Christian. She was an avid reader and read the bible often. She especially loved the older gospel music and always prayed every night and every morning.

Donna had a happy, cheerful, personality with a big loving heart. She never met a stranger and loved to talk and be friendly to everyone she met. She could easily cry over a hurt animal or hungry stray on the side of a road. She often carried dog food in her car trunk and would stop to feed a stray dog. She freely gave money to a homeless person and always put change in the red kettle at Christmas time when entering a store. She was generous in spirit, and she loved her family dearly. Donna lived with and cared for her elderly parents until their deaths.

Currently Donna lived in Yantis, Texas with her niece Jeannie Perry that has eight children. Donna was very fond of all her nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and a great, great niece. She was blessed with 4 nephews, 4 nieces, 8 great-nephews, 9 great-nieces, and 1 great-great niece named Jasmine that she called ‘Jazzy’. Donna loved watching all the kids grow up and was often referred to as a favorite Aunt.

Donna is survived by brother, Billy Roan of Rockwall and sister, Patsy Crist and husband Gene of Cumby. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Darrell Roan. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com