Donna Lynn Sandel was born March 12, 1947, in Nashville, Ark., to parents, Aubrey “JR” Watkins and Jessie Mae Gilmer Watkins. Donna passed away in Conroe, Texas, July 30, 2025, at the age of 78 years. She was a Purchasing Coordinator for Trendmaker Homes before her retirement.
Donna was preceded in death by her parents, Aubrey “JR” and Jessie Mae Watkins; husbands, John Michael Ernest and Robert Sandel. She is survived by her son, Jeff Ernest; daughter, Jamie Bailey and husband Robert Bailey; grandchildren, Clayton Bailey and wife Ashley Bailey, Taylor Bailey and fiancée Josh Thomas, and Kaitlyn McClintock and husband Kyle McClintock; great-grandson, Wesley McClintock. She loved her family and her dogs. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandma.
Inurnment will be in Arkansas at the family cemetery at a later date.
