Donna B. Coventry

A funeral service celebrating the life of Donna B. Coventry, age 88, formerly of Newark, who was residing at The Willows of Bellevue, Ohio, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Rath officiating. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens.Donna was born December 9, 1926 in Newark, Ohio to the late Lester N. and Sue (Rainey) Bradley. She passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015 at Bellevue Hospital.Donna was a 1946 graduate of Newark High School and had also taken office training school in Columbus. Donna was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church in Newark where she was active in the Miriam Circle at the church. Donna had been a secretary with the Licking County Aging Program.She is survived by a son, Thomas R. (Ruth) Coventry of Newark; daughter, Linda M. Coventry of Bellevue; special grandchildren, Ashley (Anthony) Cooper, Joshua Horsley, Dustin (Bekah) Horsley; and six great-grandchildren.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Dwight Coventry, on April 13, 2013; brother, Ralph Bradley; and sister, Helen Parrish.Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 729, Newark, OH 43058.Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home is honored to care for the Coventry family.