Donna Marlene Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Donna passed away on September 25, 2010 after a lifetime of illness. She was born in Charleston, WV on November 24, 1941. Donna was recognized and honored as an International Artist and poet. She was a 100% disabled veteran after her service in the U.S. Army. Her education included attending Catholic University of America and the Corcoran School of Art, Wash., D.C. She furthered her education at the Royal School of Needlework, Cambridge University and Oxford University in England. She received many awards and recognitions to include the Distinguished West Virginian, as well as, the International Poets Society for her inspirational writings. Donna was an honorary or lifetime member of the Special Forces Assoc.; Sons of Italy (which included recognition as the Italian American Woman of the Year); Catholic War Veterans; Women?s Army Corps Assoc.; Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary; National Organization of Rare Disorders; American Bechet?s Assoc.; Blinded Veterans Assoc.; the Rewley House, Oxford University Assoc. of NY; and the Transatlantic Council Boy Scouts of America. Her memory will forever live on through her tapestries, art, and inspirational pieces in which she dedicated to World Leaders, Presidents, and Distinguished Individuals she recognized and honored throughout her lifetime. Donna had a gift like no other-?There was no stranger she had not met.? Her most loved achievement was her children. Her late son, Jackie E. Boggess, Jr., and her surviving children, COL (Retired) Corrina M. Boggess and Roserita M. and SGM (Retired) Russell W. McDaniel. There will be no memorial or service; Donna Marlene will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Wash. D.C. ?Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvelously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told to you.? Habakkuk 1:5, Old Testament, King James Version. Chapman Funeral Home, Winfield, is in charge of arrangements.