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Times Record, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Friday, January 4, 2013: Lela Dona Noel Kirkpatrick, 94, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in a local hospital. She was born Lela Dona Noel on April 2, 1918, to Claude Finis Noel and Myrtle Graham Noel in Joplin, Mo. She was a dietitian and cook at First Baptist Church in Van Buren for many years and owner of the City Cleaners in Van Buren. She was a member of Church of Christ. She was raised in Joplin and was a graduate of Joplin High School, class of 1936. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clair Neff Kirkpatrick; her son, Tommy Monroe Donaldson; her parents; and her three brothers, Cecil, Carl and Matthew Harold "Dick" Noel. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday with burial to follow at Forest Park Cemetery in Joplin under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren. She is survived by two daughters, Mari Kay Kirkpatrick Baker of Rogers and Donna Jean Kirkpatrick Carson of Van Buren; eight grandchildren, Bill Baker, Kristi Baker, Elise Carson Odle, Lauren Carson, Karen Donaldson, Janet Donaldson Sharp, Justin Monroe Donaldson and Jennie Donaldson; also several great-grandchildren. Visitation will be today from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren. For online tributes, visit www.ocker-funeralhome.com.

Birth	2 Apr 1918	Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri
Marriage	5 May 1938	Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri - Charles Monroe Donaldson
Marriage	31 Dec 1948	Van Buren, Crawford Co., Arkansas - Clair Neff Kirkpatrick
Death	3 Jan 2013	Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Arkansas
Burial		Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri

Spouse	Clair Neff Kirkpatrick (1904 - 1992)
Child	Donna Jean Kirkpatrick (1954 - )

Spouse	Charles Monroe Donaldson (1917 - 1980)
Child	Tommy Monroe Donaldson (1940 - 2006)