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Donna Bensley

September 2, 1933 - May 15, 2018

DONNA BENSLEY Donna Louise Bensley, age 84, of Versailles, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born September 2, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa, a daughter of the late Hollis Rawson and Fay (Toepfer) Israel. In 1952, she was united in marriage to Marion James Bensley and together they shared forty-three years of marriage before his passing in December of 1995. Donna was raised in Des Moines, Iowa and after her marriage lived in various places. She moved to the Lake of the Ozarks ten years ago and became a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Laurie, Missouri. She retired from AT&T as a manager after twenty-eight years of service. To say she loved cats was an understatement and her cats adored her. She was an avid football fan as well. Survivors include her four sons, Marion James Bensley, Jr. of Warner Robins, Georgia, Hollis Dale Bensley and wife Viola of Camdenton, Missouri, Michael Allen Bensley and wife Lillian of Cherryville, North Carolina and Todd Steven Bensley and wife Jenelle of Coldwater, Michigan; twenty-four grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a sister, Mary Lou Kile of Hesperia, California; a brother, Hollis Toepfer of Sierra Vista, Arizona and many other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 18, 2018 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Laurie, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday at the church. Graveside services and burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 21, 2018 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. Memorial donations may be made to Ozarks Kat and K9 Shelter. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.

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DONNA BENSLEY Donna Louise Bensley, age 84, of Versailles, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri. She was born September 2, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa, a daughter of the late Hollis Rawson... View Obituary & Service Information

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