
Ms. Donna Pope, a devoted Christian woman of Gordonsville who touched the lives of all who knew her, departed this life surrounded by her family on Saturday morning May 11, 2024 at 11:56 a.m. following a valiant four & one/half year battle with cancer, She was 69 years of age.
Funeral services to celebrate her life will be conducted from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and will be conducted on Thursday morning May 16th with her pastor Eld. Dave Silcox officiating. Burial will follow in the Pope Family lot in Section three at the Ridgewood Cemetery in Carthage.
The family will receive friends at Sanderson in Carthage on Wednesday May 15th from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. and again on Thursday after 9 a.m. until the celebration of life at 11 a.m.
She was born Donna Sue Pope at the former Petty-Green Clinic in Carthage on July 18, 1954 and was one of six children born to the late John Fisher Pope who died January 30, 1985 at the age of 65 and Jewel Beatrice Givens Pope who died July 13, 2011 at the age of 93.
Also proceeding her in death were two siblings, Joe Bridges Pope who died in 1941 and Patricia Diane Pope who died in 1950.
Ms. Pope was a member of the 1971 graduating class at Smith County High School where she majored in home economics and business administration. She was a member of the pep club all four years and the Spanish Club her junior year.
The statement made of her in the annual by the Owl staff was; “A woman that will enjoy a quiet conscience must lead a quiet life”.
Following her graduation she attended the Hartsville Area Vocational School and later began her career at Powell-Meadows Insurance Company in Carthage where her career in the insurance industry as a licensed insurance agent spanned forty three years before retiring December 15, 2016.
Donna was a beacon of love, faith, and strength to her family and friends. Her unwavering faith in God and her deep rooted Christian values guided her through life’s challenges, including her courageous battle with cancer.
She was saved at the age of 8 under the ministry of the late Eld. Phocian Gibbs who also baptized her into the full fellowship of the South Carthage Missionary Baptist Church, where she remained a dedicated member until the Lord called her home.
She will be remembered for her kind heart, gentle spirit, and unwavering faith. She possessed a special way of making everyone feel loved and cherished, and her mere presence brought comfort and joy to those around her. Her wisdom, grace, and compassion were an inspiration to all who had the privilege of knowing her.
In addition to her faith, Donna had a passion for dancing, making crafts, working jigsaw puzzles, reading books, and watching the Hallmark channel. She found joy in spending time with her family, and her enthusiasm was contagious to all who shared her company.
Surviving is a daughter, Angelique Montgomery and husband Paul of Gordonsville, her son, Will Dennis and wife Stephanie Byrd Dennis of the Templow Community; three grandchildren, Lauren Montgomery Murphy and husband Josh of Algood, Westin and Trentin Dennis both of the Templow Community;bonus grandson, David Montgomery and wife Kristin of Lebanon; bonus great grandchildren, Madelyn & Colton; three sisters, Linda Pope of Gallatin, Laura Pope Gibbs and husband Jimmy of Carthage, Rita Pope Lee and husband Phillip of the Castalian Springs Community;
Her legacy of love, faith, and strength under adverse circumstances, will live on in the hearts of all those who were fortunate enough to know her. To know Donna was to love Donna.
The family kindly requests memorials to the South Carthage Missionary Baptist Church.
Active pallbearers: Joey Nixon, Logan Hackett, Kelan Lee, Josh Murphy, James Kemp, & Stephen Byrd.
Honorary pallbearers: Deacons of the South Carthage Missionary Baptist Church.