Earlie Lee Donaldson

Published 3:07 pm Friday, February 5, 2016

By Holley Cochran

Mr. Earlie Lee Donaldson, 82, died early Wednesday morning January 20, 2016 at Jefferson Davis Community Hospital in Prentiss. Services for Mr. Donaldson were held on Saturday January 30, 2016 at Spring Hill M. B. Church, with Pastor Roy Thompson officiating. Interment was in the Spring Hill Church Cemetery, with Laird Mortuary in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Donaldson was the son of the late James Donaldson and the late Annie Mikell Donaldson in Jefferson Davis County. At an early age he joined the Spring Hill Church and remained a member until he moved to Chicago. Mr. Donaldson moved back to Prentiss and reunited with Spring Hill and remained an active and faithful member until his health forced him into the nursing home in Prentiss.

Mr. Donaldson married the former Jessie Lee Longino and to this union one daughter was born.

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Mr. Donaldson’s survivors include his wife, Jessie Lee Donaldson of La Puente, CA; one daughter Sandra Donaldson of La Puente, CA; two brothers, Henry (Aljean) Donaldson of Silver Creek, and Willie G. (Annie) Donaldson of Tupelo; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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