Donnie "Donna" Eugene Nealey Chafin

Mrs. ”Donna” Donnie Eugene Nealey Chafin, 97, of Gainesville, passed away Friday, February 11, 2023 at The Phoenix on Lake Lanier, following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2023 in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Born on November 17, 1925 in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Wilkey Nealey and the late Grace Demsey Tarpley. She was self-employed as a beautician and was of the Methodist faith.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Chafin was preceded in death by her husband, Joe D. Chafin.

Mrs. Chafin is survived by her daughter, Sandra Dunahoo of Carolina Beach, NC; son and daughter-in-law, Wesley and Adele Chafin of Hernando Beach, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Diane Chafin of Gainesville; grandchildren, Andrea Lewis, Vicky Taylor, Christy Poole, Frances Christain, Sandy Wallace, Chris McCall, Dayna Bowen, Stephanie Davis, Michael Chafin; 16 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild and a number of other loving relatives.

Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA  30504 is in charge of arrangements.

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