Dona L. Dawes, 80, of Riverton died Dec. 31, 2009, at Riverton Memorial Hospital.
According to her wishes, cremation has taken place, and no services will be held.
Dona Lea Dunn was born in Douglas on June 26, 1929, the daughter of Clarence and Mamie (Brow) Dunn. She attended schools in Wyoming and Oregon.
She was a housewife who married James Dewane Dawes on June 19, 1949, at the Douglas ranch of her grandparents, Pat and Lillian Brow.
The couple lived in several states, settling in Riverton in 1965 while Mr. Dawes operated heavy equipment.
Mrs. Dawes loved to make afghans and quilts, enjoyed raising a large garden and flowers, lanscaped the homeplace by planting trees and bushes, and helped her husband in ranching. In addition, she loved animals.
Survivors include her husband Dewane Dawes of Riverton; sons James P. Dawes of Riverton and Patrick C. Dawes and his wife Linna of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Phillip and his wife Ann; and a daughter, Susan Lea (Dawes) Musfelt.
Online obituaries are available and condolences for the family may be made at thedavisfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
---Douglas Budget, Douglas, WY, Jan. 6, 2010
According to her wishes, cremation has taken place, and no services will be held.
Dona Lea Dunn was born in Douglas on June 26, 1929, the daughter of Clarence and Mamie (Brow) Dunn. She attended schools in Wyoming and Oregon.
She was a housewife who married James Dewane Dawes on June 19, 1949, at the Douglas ranch of her grandparents, Pat and Lillian Brow.
The couple lived in several states, settling in Riverton in 1965 while Mr. Dawes operated heavy equipment.
Mrs. Dawes loved to make afghans and quilts, enjoyed raising a large garden and flowers, lanscaped the homeplace by planting trees and bushes, and helped her husband in ranching. In addition, she loved animals.
Survivors include her husband Dewane Dawes of Riverton; sons James P. Dawes of Riverton and Patrick C. Dawes and his wife Linna of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Phillip and his wife Ann; and a daughter, Susan Lea (Dawes) Musfelt.
Online obituaries are available and condolences for the family may be made at thedavisfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
---Douglas Budget, Douglas, WY, Jan. 6, 2010
Dona L. Dawes, 80, of Riverton died Dec. 31, 2009, at Riverton Memorial Hospital.
According to her wishes, cremation has taken place, and no services will be held.
Dona Lea Dunn was born in Douglas on June 26, 1929, the daughter of Clarence and Mamie (Brow) Dunn. She attended schools in Wyoming and Oregon.
She was a housewife who married James Dewane Dawes on June 19, 1949, at the Douglas ranch of her grandparents, Pat and Lillian Brow.
The couple lived in several states, settling in Riverton in 1965 while Mr. Dawes operated heavy equipment.
Mrs. Dawes loved to make afghans and quilts, enjoyed raising a large garden and flowers, lanscaped the homeplace by planting trees and bushes, and helped her husband in ranching. In addition, she loved animals.
Survivors include her husband Dewane Dawes of Riverton; sons James P. Dawes of Riverton and Patrick C. Dawes and his wife Linna of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Phillip and his wife Ann; and a daughter, Susan Lea (Dawes) Musfelt.
Online obituaries are available and condolences for the family may be made at thedavisfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
---Douglas Budget, Douglas, WY, Jan. 6, 2010
According to her wishes, cremation has taken place, and no services will be held.
Dona Lea Dunn was born in Douglas on June 26, 1929, the daughter of Clarence and Mamie (Brow) Dunn. She attended schools in Wyoming and Oregon.
She was a housewife who married James Dewane Dawes on June 19, 1949, at the Douglas ranch of her grandparents, Pat and Lillian Brow.
The couple lived in several states, settling in Riverton in 1965 while Mr. Dawes operated heavy equipment.
Mrs. Dawes loved to make afghans and quilts, enjoyed raising a large garden and flowers, lanscaped the homeplace by planting trees and bushes, and helped her husband in ranching. In addition, she loved animals.
Survivors include her husband Dewane Dawes of Riverton; sons James P. Dawes of Riverton and Patrick C. Dawes and his wife Linna of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Phillip and his wife Ann; and a daughter, Susan Lea (Dawes) Musfelt.
Online obituaries are available and condolences for the family may be made at thedavisfuneralhome.com
Arrangements are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton.
---Douglas Budget, Douglas, WY, Jan. 6, 2010
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