Reba Jean Donner

Reba Jean Donner obituary, Leachville, AR

Reba Jean Donner

Reba Donner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Howard Funeral Service - Leachville on Dec. 16, 2025.
Reba Jean Donner, age 87, of Leachville, passed peacefully from this life Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in Jonesboro. Daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude Golden Johnson, she was born and raised in Black Oak and graduated from Monette High School. She was a longtime Leachville resident and was a secretary at Leachville High School, which later consolidated to BIC, for over fifty years. Reba was a member of Leachville United Methodist Church and loved doing crossword puzzles, riding around the golf course with her husband and son, and watching television. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Joseph Donner.

Survivors include:

1 son, Dana Donner of Monette

1 daughter, Debbie Donner Cravens of Jonesboro

2 grandsons, Johnny Donner Turner and Michael Joseph Donner (Michelle)

Reba also leaves many great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2025, in the Leachville Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Monday from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. in the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville. Friends may sign the online guest register at www.HowardFuneralService.com

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