Willa Don "Donnie" Rockwell

Willa Don “Donnie” Wilson Rockwell, 82, of Laurens, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. A native of Sylacauga, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lois Johnson Wilson. Everything that she did, she did out of love, whether it was volunteering for Veterans organizations or Hospice, gardening, sewing or painting. She enjoyed traveling with Gene, especially to Alaska and Yellowstone and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Patsy Vick; brother, Jimmy Mann; and granddaughter, Candace Marie Beaman.
She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Gene Rockwell; children, Rico (Cindy) Robinson, Cynthia Beaman, Terri Coker, Carey (Stacey) Rockwell, Elizabeth Fincher, and Nathan (Christina) Rockwell; 14 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held on her birthday, Friday, September 23, 2022, Drop-in 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Younts Center for Performing Arts, 315 N. Main Street, Fountain Inn, SC 29644

I would like to thank everyone for all the prayers, comments and love sent to our family after the passing of Donnie. While we are in deep sorrow, we know that she is now her joyful self, free from illness and pain.
Donnie was a bright light in this world. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to all she met. She was an amazing homemaker and there was nothing she couldn’t do. In addition to the roles she played in our lives, she was a seamstress, an artist, a decorator, a gardener, a nurse, a proud American, and so much more.

Our family would like to celebrate Donnie’s life with our family and friends.
Please come share your stories and photographs of Donnie so that we may talk about the good times we shared with her and remember that seeing her again is just around the corner.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516 www.woundedwarriorproject.org