Elma Louise Donley

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Elma Louise Donley, 80, of Greencastle, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2013 at her residence.

She was born Dec. 22, 1933 in Ellington, Mo., the daughter of Clarence Emmel and Itha Ethel Kitchell Emmel.

She married Bobbie Lee Donley on Dec. 24, 1950 in St. Louis. He passed away on March 13, 1989. Elma married George Myers on Thanksgiving 1991, he passed away in September 2005.

Survivors include her daughters, Donna Scott of Wytheville, Va. And Linda Buchanan (Steve) of Rockville; six grandchildren, Christina Cronauer of Virginia Beach, Va., Dallas Scott of Panama City, Fla., Shannon Buchanan of Rockville, Bradley Buchanan of Rockville, Hannah Buchanan of Rockville and Holly Buchanan of Rockville; and four great-grandchildren, Brady Pollard, John Scott, Chloe Scott and Hudson Cronauer.

She was preceded in death by husband Bob Donley, husband George Myers, son-in-law John Scott, three Sisters and two brothers.

She retired from Sony DADC in 1994 and worked at the Tiki Hut at Raccoon Lake.

She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star in Bridgeton, Mo. and the Order of the White Shrine in St. Louis.

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at Barnes and Rice Funeral Home, Rockville, with Matthew Wheeler officiating. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memory Garden Cemetery, Rockville.