Donna Stennis Lampton Reeves, 68, of Summit, Mississippi passed away March 31, 2019, following a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Donna was born April 12, 1950, in Selma, Alabama.
She moved to Magnolia Mississippi with her family in 1964 and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1968. She attended Mississippi University for Women before marrying Vaughn Allen Lampton and returning to Magnolia in 1971 to start her family. Donna’s lifelong love of antiques led her to own and operate several antique shops including Lamp Post Antiques, Central House Antiques, and Picket Fence Antiques. She returned to the workforce in 1988 as a legal secretary for Judge Keith Starrett and then served as circuit court administrator in the 14th Circuit Court District of Mississippi. She was the first person to hold that office and one of the first court administrators in the state. In 2005 she relocated to Hattiesburg where she served as Judicial Assistant for the U.S. District Court Judge Keith Starrett for the Southern District of Mississippi. She married John P. Reeves, Jr. of Summit in 2006, and they returned to Summit in 2016 following her retirement.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents Reverend Julian and Mrs. Mildred Stennis and her brother Rod Stennis.
She is survived by her husband John P. Reeves, Jr. and her daughters Amy Lampton Walker (John) of Greenville and Beth Lampton Williams (Steve) of Greenwood. She also leaves behind six grandchildren whom she adored and cherished; Mackenzie Locker Williams (16), Carson Stennis Walker (15), Julia Vaughn Walker (14), Campbell Lampton Williams (13), Sam Stennis Williams (8), and Lampton Lee Walker (7).
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 4 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Hartman-Jones Funeral Home in McComb, Mississippi with a memorial service to follow at noon. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
Donna was born April 12, 1950, in Selma, Alabama.
She moved to Magnolia Mississippi with her family in 1964 and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1968. She attended Mississippi University for Women before marrying Vaughn Allen Lampton and returning to Magnolia in 1971 to start her family. Donna’s lifelong love of antiques led her to own and operate several antique shops including Lamp Post Antiques, Central House Antiques, and Picket Fence Antiques. She returned to the workforce in 1988 as a legal secretary for Judge Keith Starrett and then served as circuit court administrator in the 14th Circuit Court District of Mississippi. She was the first person to hold that office and one of the first court administrators in the state. In 2005 she relocated to Hattiesburg where she served as Judicial Assistant for the U.S. District Court Judge Keith Starrett for the Southern District of Mississippi. She married John P. Reeves, Jr. of Summit in 2006, and they returned to Summit in 2016 following her retirement.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents Reverend Julian and Mrs. Mildred Stennis and her brother Rod Stennis.
She is survived by her husband John P. Reeves, Jr. and her daughters Amy Lampton Walker (John) of Greenville and Beth Lampton Williams (Steve) of Greenwood. She also leaves behind six grandchildren whom she adored and cherished; Mackenzie Locker Williams (16), Carson Stennis Walker (15), Julia Vaughn Walker (14), Campbell Lampton Williams (13), Sam Stennis Williams (8), and Lampton Lee Walker (7).
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 4 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Hartman-Jones Funeral Home in McComb, Mississippi with a memorial service to follow at noon. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
Donna Stennis Lampton Reeves, 68, of Summit, Mississippi passed away March 31, 2019, following a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Donna was born April 12, 1950, in Selma, Alabama.
She moved to Magnolia Mississippi with her family in 1964 and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1968. She attended Mississippi University for Women before marrying Vaughn Allen Lampton and returning to Magnolia in 1971 to start her family. Donna’s lifelong love of antiques led her to own and operate several antique shops including Lamp Post Antiques, Central House Antiques, and Picket Fence Antiques. She returned to the workforce in 1988 as a legal secretary for Judge Keith Starrett and then served as circuit court administrator in the 14th Circuit Court District of Mississippi. She was the first person to hold that office and one of the first court administrators in the state. In 2005 she relocated to Hattiesburg where she served as Judicial Assistant for the U.S. District Court Judge Keith Starrett for the Southern District of Mississippi. She married John P. Reeves, Jr. of Summit in 2006, and they returned to Summit in 2016 following her retirement.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents Reverend Julian and Mrs. Mildred Stennis and her brother Rod Stennis.
She is survived by her husband John P. Reeves, Jr. and her daughters Amy Lampton Walker (John) of Greenville and Beth Lampton Williams (Steve) of Greenwood. She also leaves behind six grandchildren whom she adored and cherished; Mackenzie Locker Williams (16), Carson Stennis Walker (15), Julia Vaughn Walker (14), Campbell Lampton Williams (13), Sam Stennis Williams (8), and Lampton Lee Walker (7).
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 4 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Hartman-Jones Funeral Home in McComb, Mississippi with a memorial service to follow at noon. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
Donna was born April 12, 1950, in Selma, Alabama.
She moved to Magnolia Mississippi with her family in 1964 and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1968. She attended Mississippi University for Women before marrying Vaughn Allen Lampton and returning to Magnolia in 1971 to start her family. Donna’s lifelong love of antiques led her to own and operate several antique shops including Lamp Post Antiques, Central House Antiques, and Picket Fence Antiques. She returned to the workforce in 1988 as a legal secretary for Judge Keith Starrett and then served as circuit court administrator in the 14th Circuit Court District of Mississippi. She was the first person to hold that office and one of the first court administrators in the state. In 2005 she relocated to Hattiesburg where she served as Judicial Assistant for the U.S. District Court Judge Keith Starrett for the Southern District of Mississippi. She married John P. Reeves, Jr. of Summit in 2006, and they returned to Summit in 2016 following her retirement.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents Reverend Julian and Mrs. Mildred Stennis and her brother Rod Stennis.
She is survived by her husband John P. Reeves, Jr. and her daughters Amy Lampton Walker (John) of Greenville and Beth Lampton Williams (Steve) of Greenwood. She also leaves behind six grandchildren whom she adored and cherished; Mackenzie Locker Williams (16), Carson Stennis Walker (15), Julia Vaughn Walker (14), Campbell Lampton Williams (13), Sam Stennis Williams (8), and Lampton Lee Walker (7).
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 4 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Hartman-Jones Funeral Home in McComb, Mississippi with a memorial service to follow at noon. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.
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