Donna Sue (DeGood) Martin, 67, of Bolivar, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2026.

Donna was born October 13, 1958, in Durand, Michigan to parents Henry John and Delores Mae (Shears) DeGood. She graduated from Corunna High School in 1976, where in 4-H she trained leader dogs for the blind. She earned a BS in Education from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Elementary Reading and Literacy from Walden University. She retired in 2012 as Title I Reading teacher in Marshfield, Missouri.

Donna met her husband Paul in 1998, and they blended their families on January 19, 1999. Among other adventures, they raised buffalo on a small farm outside Marshfield Missouri, and enjoyed a peaceful retirement on Long Lake in Northern Lower Michigan. Donna was a talented and prolific quilter, and loved sewing things for her family.

Donna leaves behind her siblings Barbara (Robert) Thompson and John (Linda) DeGood; son Chad (Rachel Diedrichsen) Henderson; stepchildren Christen (Dustan) Bryant, Matthew (Stephanie) Martin, Stephen Martin, Sarah (Steven) Lowderman, and 10 grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband Paul Martin Jr; parents Henry and Delores (Shears) DeGood; siblings Melinda (DeGood) Kidd and David DeGood; and niece Tamara Powlison.

Memorial contributions in Donna's honor can be made to the National Marrow Donor Project (Be the Match) https://www.nmdp.org/ or the Alzheimer's Association https://donorservices.alz.org/