Donna Schwartz

October 17, 1924 - April 2, 2017

Donaldean “Donna” Schwartz, age 92, of Washington, Iowa, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Parkview Home in Wayland. Celebration of life services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Robert Wolf officiating. Calling hours will begin noon Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Interment will be held at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. A memorial has been established for the Independent Bible Church in Wayland, Iowa. Online condolences may be sent for Donna’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com. Donna was born October 17, 1924 in Jena, Louisiana, the daughter of Hosea Ballou and Nellie Etta (Duke) Jackson. She graduated from Buckeye High School in Deville, Louisiana in 1941 and from Louisiana State Business School in 1951. Donna was united in marriage to G.H. Cross in 1942 in Alexandria, Louisiana. They later divorced. Donna moved to Midland, Texas in 1954. It was there that she met and married B.B. Schwartz in 1963. While living in Midland, Texas, Donna worked as a geological secretary for SunRay DX Oil Company until 1970. She moved to Washington, Iowa in 2005. Donna attended the Independent Bible Church in Wayland, Iowa. She is survived by her son, Danny Cross and wife Lynn of New York, New York; son, Grover Schwartz of New Boston, Texas; daughter, Lori Hoyle and husband Gene of Washington, Iowa; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Harvey Cross; stepsons, Steve and Don Schwartz; granddaughter, Cari Ann Cross; sisters, Mildred McNeal, Catherine Lolan and Helen Breakfield; and brother, Murrell Jackson.