Donna Lou McKinney

Donna Lou Lee was born in Okemah, OK on December 2, 1937. She worked in her family store growing up. Donna graduated from Paden High School in 1955. She moved to Tulsa, OK where she worked as a switchboard operator. Later she got a job at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, OK as a key-punch operator and worked her way up to a computer programmer until her retirement in 1987. Donna had married Raymond McKinney and was married for 30 years until his death in 2007.

Donna is survived by two daughters, Brenda DeShazo and husband Lloyd of Choctaw, OK, Teresa Gonzales and husband Richard of Choctaw, OK; grandchildren, Brian DeShazo, Jason DeShazo, Chris Gonzales, Stephanie Matthews; two step-daughters, Anita McKinney, Rebecca Blake and grandchildren Brenda Henderson, Kelly Bumgarner, Tamara Robers; and several great-grandchildren.

Donna’s passions were cooking (for anybody that would eat), sewing, and especially gardening. She was always so proud of her beautiful flowers. She loved life and working hard.