LECANTO, Fla. – Donna L. Hay, 71, died unexpectedly Oct. 8, 2010, at home. She was born Jan. 26, 1939, in Orrington, daughter of the late Frank L. Leathers and Margaret (Scott) Leathers. She graduated from Brewer High School, Class of 1957. Donna was a loving mother and grandmother who, after her children were grown, enjoyed working in the health care profession in nursing homes. She had an artistic nature, which was expressed through her flowers and plants, decorating her home and in the hundreds of hats she knit and mailed to an Indian Reservation in Montana, and homeless shelters in Bangor and Portland. Left to grieve her loss are her mother, Margaret L. Leathers of Old Lyme, Conn.; her sons, Richard C. Hay II and Michelle of Dacula, Ga., and Brett W. Hay and Linda of Tabernacle, N.J.; her sister, Marilyn L. Getman and Bob of Lyme, Conn.; her brother, James L. Leathers and Cathy of Troy, Ill.; her loving companion, Ray Acorn; her beloved grandchildren, Jessa, Mitchell, Jamie and Kayla Hay; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her father, Frank L. Leathers, in 1987; and her son, Eric Frank Hay, in 1992. A celebration of life in Donna’s memory will be held at a later date.
DONNA L. HAY
