Donna Maxine Heath
HALLOWELL – Donna Maxine Heath, 88, passed away Sept. 4, 2024, at Woodlands Senior Living in Hallowell.
She was born in Lincoln on Oct. 7, 1935, the oldest daughter of Isabel Hamm and Harry Peters.
Donna graduated from Sherman High School in the class of 1954 and went on to attend New Brunswick Bible Institute. Donna married her high school sweetheart, Robert Paul Heath of Sherman on Aug. 29, 1955. Paul and Donna pastored churches from Maine to New York, most recently the East Auburn Baptist Church, Pittston Congregational, and Freedom Fellowship.
Donna was the most generous, kind, and loving person to everyone she met. Throughout their lifetime, her children were told countless times by those that knew their mom, just how special she was. Donna’s unconditional love for people made them feel as though they were the most important person in the room. Donna’s legacy was the epitome of unconditional love and support that she invested in each of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The hearts of Donna’s family are filled to overflowing by her love, and it will be carried with each of them forever.
Donna was predeceased by her parents Isabel and Harry; her brothers Vaughn, Woody and Maurice Peters “Dick”, her sister, Maxine; her infant daughter, Lori-Ann; and her beloved husband, “Paul”.
Donna is survived by her daughter, Lois Dorr, and her husband Terry, her three sons, Brian Heath and his wife Jennifer, Bruce Heath, Jonathan Heath and his wife, Jessica Wincapaw; her seven grandchildren, Shawn, Erin, Steven, Rachel and her husband Brad, Zoe and her husband Jake, Josie and her fiancee Connor, and Samantha; her six great-grandchildren, Sophia, Izak, Emma, Johnny, Sophie and Bennett; her younger sister, Patricia (Peters) Albert, and her husband Leonard.
A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church, 2539 Riverside Dr., Vassalboro, ME 04989.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Plummer Funeral Home, 16 Pleasant St., Augusta, ME 04330. Condolences, stories, and photos may be shared at the memorial service and by visiting http://www.plummerfh.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Donna’s name may be made to the ministry of
Cornerstone Christian Fellowship,
2539 Riverside Dr.,
Vassalboro, ME 04989
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