A graveside service for Mrs. Mettie Sue Buckley Donnelly, of Winona, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2026, at North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Kilmichael. Rev. Randy Bridges will officiate the service.
Mrs. Donnelly passed away on Monday, April 27, 2026, at her residence in Winona, at the age of 96. She was born in New Hebron, MS to Cabe E. and Edna B. Buckley on September 13, 1929. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Winona and the Women’s Landowners Association. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, cross stitching, sewing and traveling with her husband.
She is survived by her daughters, Anita Donnelly Turnipseed and Laura Donnelly Smith (Mike); sister, Peggy Bass; five grandchildren, Nicki, Whitney, and Tori Turnipseed and Michael and Mark Smith; ten great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene Emmett Donnelly; grandson, Matthew Donnelly Smith; siblings, Eldridge Buckley, James Buckley, Hillard Buckley, and Nancy Ashley; and son-in-law, Jack Turnipseed.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Matthew’s Mission, 101 South Union Street, Winona, MS 38967.
My thoughts and prayers are with both Anita and Laura Lee. I spent many hours in y’all’s home growing up in Belzoni with your parents. Finer people you’d never meet in a million years. They supported everything we did as a youth group at church and we were extremely active in our youth group. Mr and Mrs Donnelly instilled in us many truths that are still with me today and I’m so thankful and grateful for their support and influence in my life. Heaven is having a special kind of happy party with extra special people this week. May GOD wrap HIS arms around the family and friends and comfort them through this beautiful time of remembrance. 🙏♥️🙏♥️
The few times I was around your mother, she was friendly and sweet. You did a wonderful job of taking care of her needs. Praying for you and your family.