Donna Gayle Mayfield

Donna Gayle Mayfield obituary, Paden, OK

Donna Gayle Mayfield

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Donna Mayfield Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Parks Brothers Funeral Home - Okemah on Feb. 26, 2026.
Funeral services for Donna Gayle Mayfield will be Monday, March 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM at the Parks Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Okemah. Interment will follow at the Oakdale Cemetery of Paden.

Donna Gayle (Duncan) Mayfield was born May 4, 1944 in Prague, Oklahoma. She departed this life Wednesday, February 25, 2026 in Prague, Oklahoma at the age of 81.

Donna, the daughter of Kenneth and Doris Duncan, grew up in Prague, Oklahoma and was a 1962 graduate of Prague High School. She married Harmon Mayfield Jr. on September 29, 1965 in Prague and eventually made Paden their home. For many years, Donna was the custodian of Paden Elementary School.

Donna is preceded in death by her parents and husband of 47 years.

Survivors include her son, David Mayfield of Paden; daughters and sons in laws, Diana Whitson of Paden, Dana and Mike Sexton of Bristow and Dolly and Gaylen Murphy of Locust Grove; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Services will be under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home, Okemah, Oklahoma and officiated by Trent Whitson.

Online condolences may be made at www.ParksBrothersFuneralHome.com.

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Mar

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2:00 p.m.

Parks Brothers Funeral Home - Okemah

301 N 3rd Street, Okemah, OK 74859

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