Born May 17, 1932, in Coudersport, she was the daughter of George Will and Violet Peet Atkinson. On February 12, 1966, in Pasadena, CA, she married Leigh S. Grant, who predeceased her on May 1, 1979. A 1947 graduate of Coudersport High School, she attended Ambassador College in Pasadena. After her husband’s death, she returned to Coudersport to make her home on the family farm on Dingman Run. She was employed as a baker by Erway’s Market for many years. Donna was an avid reader and could usually be found with a book in her hand.
Surviving are: a brother-in-law, Robert Deitrick of Belleview, FL; a sister-in-law, Linda Atkinson of Columbia City, IN; nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by four siblings, Wilma Webster and her husband Merle Webster, Elsie Deitrick, George W. “Bill” Atkinson, and Berna Phillips and her husband Robert B. Phillips.
Services will be private. Memorials may be made to Coudersport Public Library, 502 Park Avenue, Coudersport, PA 16915.
Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral
Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfoust.com.
