Justin Brian Donelson, a 47-year-old resident of Princeton, died on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.
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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007 at the Princeton United Methodist Church. Rev. Robin Banion will officiate. Burial will be in the Princeton Cemetery, under the direction of the Greenlee-Middleton Funeral Service of Princeton.
An open visitation is under way at the funeral home, where a family visitation will be held from 7 to 8 o’clock tonight (Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007).
Mr. Donelson was born on Sept. 7, 1959 in Princeton, the son of J Morgan and Jeania Lorene Hyde Donelson. He was raised in Princeton and was a 1978 graduate of Princeton High School. He raised registered Polled Hereford cattle, commercial cattle and grain crops. He was active in several organizations, including past president of the Mercer County Fair Board and Stacy Multipurpose Center Board. He was also active in 4-H, Boy Scouts, FFA and was a volunteer member of the Mercer County Fire Protection District. He was a member of Mercer Lodge No. 35, AF&AM and the Princeton United Methodist Church.
Mr. Donelson was married on June 22, 1991 to Tammy Jane Rollins, who survives of the home, southeast of Princeton. He is also survived by two sons, Justin Wayne Donelson of Tavernier, FL and Tyson Donelson of Tiffin, OH; a daughter, Stacy Jane Donelson of the home; his parents, J Morgan and Jeania Donelson of Princeton; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Larry and Lois Rollins of Powersville; a brother-in-law, Terry Rollins and his wife, Sharon, of Powersville; one nephew, Jerry Rollins of Powersville; one niece, Kerri Rollins of St. Joseph; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Lorene Donelson.
The family suggests memorials to the Stacy Multipurpose Center. They may be left at or mailed to the funeral home at PO Box 316, Princeton, MO 64673.