Donley, Eleanor Smith
South Lyon
Died April 9, 2016 at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. She was 98 years old. Eleanor was born in Galien, Michigan on February 19, 1918, the daughter of Bernice B. (Ferguson) and Guy Hathaway Smith. She married Lee 0. Donley, a South Lyon teacher and coach, on May 17, 1941. Lee and Eleanor were married until his death in 1993. Eleanor was a stay at home mother and homemaker until becoming the first teacher at South Lyon's Cooperative Nursery School. Later, she was the Title VII teacher at Bartlett Elementary in South Lyon. Eleanor was active in the South Lyon community. In 1990, she was named South Lyon's Volunteer of the Year. Eleanor was a member of the Tuesday Club for over fifty years. She was a founding member of the South Lyon Historical Society and served on the city's Historical Commission. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon for nearly seventy years. Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Dr. Diane (Dr. Bradley Evans) of Traverse City, Barbara and Denise of South Lyon, Mary (William Sisson) of Houston, Texas, Lisa (David Green) of Traverse City, and her Youth for Understanding daughter, Carmen (Miguel Arnabal) of New York City; her grandchildren, Lillian Evans (Jason Carnevale) of Brooklyn, New York, Robert Evans in Cameroon with the Peace Corps, and Kristina Green of Boston, Massachusetts; many nieces, nephews and friends. She will be sorely missed. Visitation will take place Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home in South Lyon. A celebration of Eleanor's life will take place at First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon on Friday, May 27, 2016 at noon, with visitation one hour before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to South Lyon Area Youth Assistance, Reading is Fundamental, or to the charity of your choice.
Obituary courtesy of www.mlive.com
South Lyon
Died April 9, 2016 at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. She was 98 years old. Eleanor was born in Galien, Michigan on February 19, 1918, the daughter of Bernice B. (Ferguson) and Guy Hathaway Smith. She married Lee 0. Donley, a South Lyon teacher and coach, on May 17, 1941. Lee and Eleanor were married until his death in 1993. Eleanor was a stay at home mother and homemaker until becoming the first teacher at South Lyon's Cooperative Nursery School. Later, she was the Title VII teacher at Bartlett Elementary in South Lyon. Eleanor was active in the South Lyon community. In 1990, she was named South Lyon's Volunteer of the Year. Eleanor was a member of the Tuesday Club for over fifty years. She was a founding member of the South Lyon Historical Society and served on the city's Historical Commission. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon for nearly seventy years. Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Dr. Diane (Dr. Bradley Evans) of Traverse City, Barbara and Denise of South Lyon, Mary (William Sisson) of Houston, Texas, Lisa (David Green) of Traverse City, and her Youth for Understanding daughter, Carmen (Miguel Arnabal) of New York City; her grandchildren, Lillian Evans (Jason Carnevale) of Brooklyn, New York, Robert Evans in Cameroon with the Peace Corps, and Kristina Green of Boston, Massachusetts; many nieces, nephews and friends. She will be sorely missed. Visitation will take place Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home in South Lyon. A celebration of Eleanor's life will take place at First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon on Friday, May 27, 2016 at noon, with visitation one hour before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to South Lyon Area Youth Assistance, Reading is Fundamental, or to the charity of your choice.
Obituary courtesy of www.mlive.com
Donley, Eleanor Smith
South Lyon
Died April 9, 2016 at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. She was 98 years old. Eleanor was born in Galien, Michigan on February 19, 1918, the daughter of Bernice B. (Ferguson) and Guy Hathaway Smith. She married Lee 0. Donley, a South Lyon teacher and coach, on May 17, 1941. Lee and Eleanor were married until his death in 1993. Eleanor was a stay at home mother and homemaker until becoming the first teacher at South Lyon's Cooperative Nursery School. Later, she was the Title VII teacher at Bartlett Elementary in South Lyon. Eleanor was active in the South Lyon community. In 1990, she was named South Lyon's Volunteer of the Year. Eleanor was a member of the Tuesday Club for over fifty years. She was a founding member of the South Lyon Historical Society and served on the city's Historical Commission. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon for nearly seventy years. Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Dr. Diane (Dr. Bradley Evans) of Traverse City, Barbara and Denise of South Lyon, Mary (William Sisson) of Houston, Texas, Lisa (David Green) of Traverse City, and her Youth for Understanding daughter, Carmen (Miguel Arnabal) of New York City; her grandchildren, Lillian Evans (Jason Carnevale) of Brooklyn, New York, Robert Evans in Cameroon with the Peace Corps, and Kristina Green of Boston, Massachusetts; many nieces, nephews and friends. She will be sorely missed. Visitation will take place Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home in South Lyon. A celebration of Eleanor's life will take place at First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon on Friday, May 27, 2016 at noon, with visitation one hour before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to South Lyon Area Youth Assistance, Reading is Fundamental, or to the charity of your choice.
Obituary courtesy of www.mlive.com
South Lyon
Died April 9, 2016 at the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. She was 98 years old. Eleanor was born in Galien, Michigan on February 19, 1918, the daughter of Bernice B. (Ferguson) and Guy Hathaway Smith. She married Lee 0. Donley, a South Lyon teacher and coach, on May 17, 1941. Lee and Eleanor were married until his death in 1993. Eleanor was a stay at home mother and homemaker until becoming the first teacher at South Lyon's Cooperative Nursery School. Later, she was the Title VII teacher at Bartlett Elementary in South Lyon. Eleanor was active in the South Lyon community. In 1990, she was named South Lyon's Volunteer of the Year. Eleanor was a member of the Tuesday Club for over fifty years. She was a founding member of the South Lyon Historical Society and served on the city's Historical Commission. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon for nearly seventy years. Eleanor is survived by her daughters, Dr. Diane (Dr. Bradley Evans) of Traverse City, Barbara and Denise of South Lyon, Mary (William Sisson) of Houston, Texas, Lisa (David Green) of Traverse City, and her Youth for Understanding daughter, Carmen (Miguel Arnabal) of New York City; her grandchildren, Lillian Evans (Jason Carnevale) of Brooklyn, New York, Robert Evans in Cameroon with the Peace Corps, and Kristina Green of Boston, Massachusetts; many nieces, nephews and friends. She will be sorely missed. Visitation will take place Thursday, May 26, 2016 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home in South Lyon. A celebration of Eleanor's life will take place at First Presbyterian Church of South Lyon on Friday, May 27, 2016 at noon, with visitation one hour before the service. Memorial contributions may be made to South Lyon Area Youth Assistance, Reading is Fundamental, or to the charity of your choice.
Obituary courtesy of www.mlive.com
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