A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=328 Illinois Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59442 Article title: Pike Press Article date: July 16 2008 Article description: Obituary of Yockey, Donna Marie Hannant Article: Donna Marie Hannant Yockey Jan. 30, 1922 -- July 3, 2008 Donna Marie Hannant Yockey, 86, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2008, surrounded by family and friends at Westminster Manor in Austin, Texas. Donna was born Jan. 30, 1922 on a farm near Perry, Illinois, the daughter of John Ray and Marie Daigh Hannant, descendents of many early Pike County pioneers. She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings: Owen Hannant, Margaret Ada Hannant, Gordon Hannant, Richard Hannant and Jean Hannant Reese. She got a good education at Dexter School, the one-room schoolhouse near her home. At age eleven, she won the Pike County Spelling Bee. In 1938, she graduated from Perry High School, a member of its largest class. On July 21, 1941 (also her sister Jean's birthday), she married Roy Yockey, Jr. of Perry Illinois at Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Church in Washington, DC. She worked for the Navy Department during and after World War II. While Roy was in the army, she shared a house t! here with six other women in similar situations. When Roy returned from the war, he got a job at the Pentagon. The family moved to Alexandria Virginia, where their daughter Karen was born in 1949. In 1958, Donna got a job working in the Cadet Corps and later the guidance office at George Washington High School in Alexandria, where Karen was a student from 1963 through 1965. In 1965, the family moved to San Antonio, Texas, where Roy took a job at Randolph Air Force Base and Donna worked for the army at Fort Sam Houston. Her grandson Rylan Richard Bosher was born in 1971. In 1982, she retired from Federal service. Donna and Roy bought a trailer and travelled extensively, visiting friends and family. Together, they visited 49 states. Roy died in 2001, soon after their 60th anniversary. In 2003, Donna moved to Austin, Texas, to be closer to her family. Her great-granddaughter Zoe Bay Bosher was born in 2004. She was eagerly anticipating the impending birth of a second great-gra! nddaughter. Donna liked travel, cooking, sewing and crafts. She was an avid game player, enjoying Scrabble, dominoes, and cards. She loved the hummingbirds who came year after year to her backyard feeder. She loved to entertain, tell stories and tease people. She was a devoted correspondent with her many friends and relatives, and loved talking on the telephone. She enjoyed going back to Perry, to see family and friends. She also remained close to her many San Antonio and Alexandria friends and neighbors. Donna is survived by daughter, Karen Yockey O'Quin, her husband Jack O'Quin, grandson, Rylan Bosher, his wife Tonya Petty Bosher and their daughter Zoe Bay Bosher. Tonya's mother, Donna Petty, was both family and friend to her, as were step-grandchildren, Maya Quin, Joshua O'Quin, and Michael O'Quin. Elizabeth Hannant and Mary Louise Hannant are her surviving sisters-in-law. She also loved her many nieces, nephews and their families. The family wishes to thank the many caring people at The Summit Northwest Hills, Westminster Manor, Hospice Au! stin, Janet Arnold and Dr. Michael Pellegrini. We could not have done it without you! Memorial services will be held in the Solarium on the fifth floor of Westminster Manor, 4100 Jackson, Austin, TX 78731, at 1:30 p.m. on July 19, 2008. Parking is off Bull Creek Dr. on the North side of the complex near the Health Care Center. Later, there will be another service in Pike County, Illinois, time and place to be announced. Condolences may be sent on-line to the family via www. legacy.com/statesman/Obituaries.asp or airsman-hires.com/griggs ville/ Donations in Donna's name may be made to the Perry Cemetery Association, PO Box 368, Perry, IL 62362, or to Hospice Austin, 4107 Spicewood Springs Rd., Austin, TX 78759. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com