Mrs. Donna Morgan Watkins

September 6, 1953 - June 8, 2019

Mrs. Donna Morgan Watkins, 65, passed into the arms of Jesus Saturday, June 8, 2019 at her home in Brandon. The family will receive friends for visitation from 9:00 a.m. until the 10:00 a.m. Memorial Service on Thursday, June 20th all at Liberty Baptist Church in Flowood, MS. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Meridian. Mrs. Watkins was born on September 6, 1953 in Jackson, MS to Lauris Vernon “L.V.”, Jr. and Carol Merritt Morgan. She lived in the Brandon area for over 33 years where she was a faithful member of Liberty Baptist Church in Flowood. She sang in the choir, was active in the Senior Adult Ministry with her Sunday School class and participated in mission work in Boston and Alaska. She was involved with the Ladies Auxiliary of Gideons International. She was a nurturer who loved being a homemaker. She enjoyed studying genealogy and loved animals. Along with her parents, Mrs. Donna is reunited with her husband, William Thomas Watkins, who predeceased her one year ago, and her nephew, Jay Morgan. She is survived by her children, Wade Watkins of Brandon and Shanna (Shane) Gregory of Brandon; and by her brother, Tony (Jane) Morgan of Florence. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. Jude or Gideons International.