JERRY DONAGHEY

ADA-Services for Jerry Bart Donaghey, 81, of Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, Rev. David Daniel and Dr. Roberto Escamilla will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Mr. Donaghey died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at his home. He was born February 8, 1933 in Ada, Oklahoma to Gorham and Alleyne Lindley Donaghey. He lived in Ada most of his life, and graduated from Ada High School in 1950. He attended East Central University in Ada and later transferred to the University of Oklahoma where he played football and graduated in 1954.

He married Wynona White on August 17, 1956. She preceded him in death on December 13, 1979. He later married Norma Manahan on December 27, 1980.

Mr. Donaghey was the co-owner and grower at Donaghey Greenhouse until his retirement in 1987. He served as the president of the Oklahoma State Florist Association for 2 years. He was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church and served as a Trustee and an Usher for many years. He was an active member of the Ada Rotary Club. Mr. Donaghey was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and a member of the Ada Elks Lodge. Mr. Donaghey served in the U. S. Army Reserve for 12 years, receiving an honorable discharge in 1967.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Donaghey, of the home; daughter, Machel Considine and husband Tom of Chandler, AZ; daughter, Brigette Gean and husband Glen of Oklahoma City; son, Jeff Donaghey and wife Glenda of Elk City; son, Mike Manahan and wife Nedra of Dallas, TX, daughter, Pam Manahan and Hilary Hudgens of Dallas, TX and daughter, Patti McCarthey and husband Smokey of Moore; his grandchildren, Sean Considine, Amanda Muhs, Aaron Gean, Lacy Hargus, Billy Bashaw, Keri Jones, Kimberly Rion, Olivia Manahan-Hudgens, Megan Atchley, and London McCarthey; and 11 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Judy Carole Donaghey in 1954; and a brother, Farrell Frank Donaghey in 2010.

Bearers will be Mike Manahan, Smokey McCarthey, Hilary Hudgens, Sean Considine, Aaron Gean and Tom Considine. Honorary bearers will be Glen Gean, Odell Deaton, Pat O'Neal, Henry Katz and Jerry "Tiger" Cross.

Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada