Donna Elizabeth Tunis, age 64, of Versailles, died Monday, May 28, 2018, at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City.

She was born on October 17, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, a daughter of William Edward Kelly and Nora Margaret (Finney) Kelly.

Donna worked for many years at Cargill in California, Missouri, before transferring to Phoenix Home Health Care.

She enjoyed the outdoors, music, drinking beer, was known as the “dancing grandma” and most of all, she loved to watch NASCAR.

She is survived by one brother, Edward Joseph Kelly and Kathleena Todd of Versailles, Missouri; one sister, Loretta Jean (Kelly) Schmidt of Versailles, Missouri; two sisters-in-law, Linda Tunis of Tipton, Missouri and Mary Jane Stewart of Stover, Missouri; two sons, Jesse Leander Tunis, Jr. of Dothan, Alabama and “Tuner” William and Melissa Tunis of Versailles, Missouri; two daughters, Donna Sue Kelliegh of Anchorage, Alaska and Terrie Lee Tunis of Cassville, Missouri; and adopted daughter and best friend, Donna Moad of Versailles, Missouri; fourteen grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Edward Kelly and Nora Margaret Kelly, her husband, Jesse Leander Tunis, Sr. and four grandchildren.

Graveside services and interment will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 8th, at the Versailles Cemetery with Reverend Danny Owsley officiating. 

Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.


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