In loving memory of Donna M. Beesley
Donna M. Beesley passed away on February 28, 2019 in Port Orchard, Washington. She was born July 16, 1935 in Oakland, California.
Donna is the oldest of four children. She is survived by her sister Joann (Art) Sampson, brothers, Richard (Judy) Dutson, and Robert (Alice) Dutson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Donna married Hibbert (Norm) Beesley in July 1966, in that same year, Norm adopted Donna’s two daughters, Teresa (Leon) Lider and Mari Jo Emerson. She later had Shari (Corey) Howard, Barbara (Shawn) O’Leary, and Debra (Shawn) Olsen, and honorary daughter, Sherry Leavitt.
She has 21 grandchildren, Jason, Amanda, Elizabeth, Jerome, Cassandra, Ammon, Tanner, David, Jewelie, Aleah, Tevvis, Nikolas, Aaron, Meghan, Savahanna, Haley, Bryce, Thayden, and Sylveah, and 15 (soon to be 16) great grandchildren, Jaydon, Kambria, Carter, Saphira, Noah, Landen, Alexis, Trenten, Olivia, Kaitlynn, Ashlynn, Nathan, Daphne, Evangeline, Owen, and baby boy.
She was proceded in death by her parents, Eldon and Helen Dutson, and Hibbert Beesley.
Memorial services will be on March 15, 2019 at 1:30pm, viewing from 12:30-1:15pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints, Hoover Ave. building.
She was a great daughter, sister, wife, grandmother, great grandmother, teacher, and friend. We love her dearly and she will be forever in our hearts.