Donna Marie Slater Wright

Donna Marie Slater Wright, age 81, of Tallahassee, FL died December 9, 2022, in Pell City, Alabama. The funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on December 16th, 2022, at Faith Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee with burial at Tallahassee National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM on December 15th at Bevis Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Education Department at Faith Presbyterian Church. Donna was born September 19,1941 in Akron, Ohio, the youngest daughter of Edward Leroy Slater and Edith Bryant Slater. She was preceded in death by her two sisters, Betty Slater Myers and Marion Slater Horn, and by her three brothers, George Slater, Kenneth Slater, and Raymond Slater. She is survived by her nephew Gary Myers (Jennifer) and Garrett, and nephew Jerry Myers (Becky) and Jen (Rob) Pacienza. Donna became a Christian on August 14th, 1963, when Dr. D. James Kennedy knocked on her door in Ft. Lauderdale and shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with her and how she can have eternal life with Jesus in Heaven. She then made it her lifelong mission to share the gospel and love of God with everyone she knew. Donna graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson, MS with a major in Christian Education. After graduating, she taught Weekday Religious Education in Charlottesville, VA where she met and married Paul Wesley Wright in 1970. In 1988 she received her Masters in Adult Education and Family Studies from Regis University in Denver, CO where she presented a Graduation Perspectives address. They moved to Florida in 1975, living in several places before settling in Tallahassee in 1992. In 2017 they moved to Alabama to live with their daughter, Suzanne. Donna was a Certified Christian Educator in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for thirty years. She was the Director of Christian Education at several churches including Faith Presbyterian in Tallahassee; First Presbyterian Church of Slidell, LA; Trinity Presbyterian Church of Clearwater, FL; First Presbyterian Church of Winter Haven, FL; and Family Life Director at Presbyterian Church of Palm Harbor and Community Presbyterian Church of Deerfield Beach. Survivors also include her spouse, Paul Wright of Tallahassee, daughter Chrissy Wright (Courtney) of Tampa, FL and daughter Suzanne Wright Thompson (Joel), granddaughters Ashley and Ella Thompson of Springville, AL. She is also survived by sons and daughters Doug Wright (Kathryn) of Richmond, VA and grandchildren Timothy Wright (Greta), Mary Mason Boaz (Matt), and Nancy Wright; Dan Wright (Pat) of Charlottesville, VA and grandchildren Samuel Wright and Taylor Wright; Deana Desjardins and grandchildren Tariq Bokhari (Krista), Corey Desjardins, and Jaid Desjardins; and Deborah Wright of Charlottesville, VA. Donna’s favorite Scripture concerning eternal life with Christ is Romans 6:23: “The gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” Rocky Bevis of Bevis Funeral Home (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Wright family with their arrangements.

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Donna Marie Slater Wright

September 19, 1941 - December 9, 2022