Donna L. Ready Conway, 74, of Amarillo, Texas, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2011.
She was born Sept. 20, 1937, in Iola, to Russell E. and Ruth Lam McHenry.
She was raised in Iola and graduated from high school there. Her early life consisted of traveling with the military, including Guam. She moved to Amarillo in 1972, and worked for 20 years with Data Tech and ultimately retired from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in 2006. She married Art Conway in 1997.
One of her proudest accomplishments was her 40 years of sobriety. She was an active member in Alcoholics Anonymous in Amarillo and sponsored many on their own roads to recovery. She was a member at Covenant Fellowship Church and was grateful for the support of the members in transporting her to services on a regular basis.
She enjoyed music and played many musical instruments. She liked to read, work crossword puzzles and play Scrabble. Her greatest joy was playing with her grandchildren.
Survivors include two daughters, Tammy Moreno and her husband, Michael, Amarillo, and Cari Pepper, Battle Ground, Wash.; a son, Toby Tate and his wife, Laura, Elizabeth City, N.C.; five grandchildren, Nicole and Kaitlin Pepper, Canton and Cooper Moreno and Zoe Tate; five stepchildren, Stephany Loveday and her husband, Keith, Margie Vitale, Patricia Stevens, Fletcher Ready and his wife, Jaime, and Elisa Crawford and her husband, Ray; a sister, Janice Smith, Bella Vista, Ark.; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a brother, Gene McHenry.
Services were this afternoon in LaGrone-Blackburn-Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with the Rev. Steve Gaines officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park.
Arrangements were by LaGrone-Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Coulter Road Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St.
Memorials may be sent to Covenant Fellowship Church, 1739 S. Avondale St., Amarillo, TX 79106. To sign the online guest book go to www.lagroneblackburnshaw.com.
Donna Conway
