Donna Sue McGuire (Camdenton)'s Obituary
Donna Sue McGuire, daughter of J.B. and Brooks Aline “Toots” Rush Long, was born July 26, 1951, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She departed this life Thursday, December 2, 2010, in Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri, at the age of fifty-nine years, four months and six days.
On April 18, 1968, in Camdenton, she was united in marriage to Larry Wayne McGuire and to this union five children were born. Together they shared forty-two years of marriage.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Robby McGuire; and two brothers, Richard “Dickie” Long and Andy McGuire.
Survivors include her husband, Larry McGuire, of the home; children, Tommy McGuire, and wife, Connie, of Linn Creek, Missouri, Melissa Hunter, and husband, Robert, of Camdenton, Missouri, Dakota McGuire, and wife, Christina, of Camdenton, Missouri, and Jake McGuire, and Kelsey Cannon of Buffalo, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Ivy Rush, Dalton Hunter, Kristy Hunter, Andrew McGuire, Matt McGuire, Kota McGuire, Madeline McGuire, Declan McGuire, and Andrew Wayne McGuire; a great-grandson; a brother, John Long, of Jefferson City, Missouri; three sisters, Cathy Moore, Vickie Eidson, and husband, Jim, and Anita Schlenfort, and husband, David, all of Linn Creek, Missouri; an aunt, Ruth Thornton, and husband, James, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Donna grew-up in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and the family moved to Camden County when she was fourteen. She worked as a Certified Nurse’s Aide at Windsor Estates for many years and was a custodian for the Camdenton R-III School District. Mostly, she was a homemaker and help-mate to her husband.
She loved playing Bingo and enjoyed playing as often as she could. She loved her family deeply and loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt and a caring neighbor and friend. Although she left us early, we will treasure the memories she created in our hearts forever.
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