Donna Gail Graves

Donna Gail Graves, age 47, of Glenwood, died Saturday, January 22, 2011. She was born on May 30, 1963, at Mena, the daughter of Curtis Cogburn and Geraldine Golden Cogburn. She was preceded in death by her father. She attended the Community Bible Baptist Church, was a homemaker, an avid gardener, enjoyed collecting Indian artifacts and an artist. She was known best for cooking the world's greatest homemade biscuits and gravy, was a loving wife and mother and will be greatly missed by all. She is survived by her husband, Gary Graves of Glenwood; her children, Elizabeth Burns of Fort Smith, Paul Burns, Jr. of Glenwood, Mat Graves of Arkadelphia, Sunny Herman and her husband, Mitch, of Hot Springs and Aubry Reynolds of Mount Ida; her mother, Geraldine Cogburn of Hopper; two grandchildren, Laney Herman and Landon Herman; the father of Elizabeth and Paul, Jr., Paul Burns, Sr. of Lonoke; five siblings, Darlene Reppo of Amity, Rhonda Bishop of Caddo Gap, Rose Lynn Cogburn of Mitchell, Indiana, James Cogburn of Amity and Samantha McCormick and her husband, Adam, of Monticello; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 26, 2011, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Glenwood with Bro. Gene Graves and Bro. Tony Hill officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Interment will be in the Nelson Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood. Pallbearers will be Paul Skinner Burns, Jr., Charles Daniel Cogburn, Daniel Ethan Davis, Micah Lynden Graves, Bobby Lee Graves and Paul Skinner Burns, Sr. Honorary pallbearers will be William Mathew Graves, John Michael Burns Paul, James Henry Cogburn, Dr. Laura Hutchins and her team, and the nurses and staff of UAMS in Little Rock. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.