Donna Gail Sutherland, 48, of Wadsworth, TX died March 5, 2006 at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. She was born October 31, 1957 in Bay City, TX to the late Otis Henry and Doris Elaine Gest Birkner, Sr.
Donna was a lifelong resident of Matagorda County and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was a quiet person devoted to her family and friends. Her generous nature of volunteering in time of need was a blessing to all that knew her. Donna's sweet nature and strong determination to live life to its fullest was a testament that no where can we find what our Souls need....but in God.
Survivors include her husband Gregg and son Christopher Sutherland and mother-in-law: Betty Sutherland all of Wadsworth; sisters: Cindy Duncan & husband Terry, and Linda Burgess & husband Larry all of Bay City, TX; brothers: Otis Birkner, Jr of Oklahoma City, OK, Charles Birkner & wife Jill of Tomball, TX; nieces: Shelly Duncan Graves, Sharon Duncan Jensen, Lauren Duncan, Kaili Birkner, Rylee Birkner, Maycee Baish, and Anna Jensen; nephews: Rob Baish, Zachry Birkner, and Taylor Birkner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her father-in-law: John D. Sutherland.
Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church in Bay City with the Rev. Bill Servis and Rev. Pauline Harvey officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Bret Attaway, Harry Easley, Ricky Lyle, Rob Baish, Kevin Jensen, and Stan Graves. Honorary Pallbearers will be Charles, Zachry, Taylor and Otis Birkner, Jr, Terry Duncan, Larry Burgess, Mitch Abshier, David Popek, Darlene Lyle, and Carolyn Easley. The family will receive friends at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Tuesday evening form 5:00 to 7:00 PM. Memorials may be made to the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center P. O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486, E-mail: giving@mdanderson.org. or the charity of choice. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City (979)245-4613.