Donna Jean Meholin of Dallas, Texas formally of Hamilton, Texas passed away on September 26, 2020 at the age of 93. She was born August 11, 1927 to James Roy McCarty and Lucy Lee Bouie in El Dorado, Arkansas. Donna graduated from Tyler High School in 1946. She attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas and graduated summa cum laude, from Baylor University, Waco, Texas in 1965. Donna married Jack Meholin on February 22, 1948 in Tyler, Texas. She was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church of Hamilton, Texas. Donna was very involved with the United Methodist Women, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Meals on Wheels, Girl Scout’s, many libraries, and other Methodist church education and charity organizations. One of Donna’s greatest joys was reading to the blind and terminally ill.
She is survived by her daughters, Jill Rogers and husband, Dave of Dallas, Texas, Mindy Merrell and husband, Gene of Fort Worth, Texas and Jan Gummelt and husband, Morgan of Eden, Utah; grandchildren, Grant Gummelt, Holin Gummelt Wilbanks, Blake Gummelt, Steven Robbins, Greg Robbins, Molly Robbins Nofire, Lindsey Rogers Ross, Shelly Rogers Eckenrode and Ross Rogers; twenty-one great grandchildren and numerous other loving relatives and friends.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jack Meholin; brothers, John McCarty and Jim McCarty.
A private family graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Hamilton, Texas.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to First United Methodist Church, 215 West Main Street, Hamilton, Texas 76531, Hamilton Public Library, 201 North Pecan Street, Hamilton, Texas 76531 or the Salvation Army, 600 Wilson Creek Parkway, McKinney, Texas 75069.