Donnie Dean (Gordon) Reynolds, 86, Harrisonville, MO passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Independence, MO on February 3, 2022.  Funeral services for Donnie and Jess were held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.  Graveside services were held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Coal Hill Cemetery in El Dorado Springs, MO.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Coal Hill Cemetery, c/o the funeral home.

Donnie was born July 11, 1935 in Stockton, MO, a daughter of John Bert and Louis Lois (Curtis) Gordon.  She was a graduate of El Dorado Springs High School.  Donnie was united in marriage to Jess Reynolds on November 8, 1952 in El Dorado Springs.  They moved to Independence, MO in 1968 where they lived until moving to Harrisonville.

Donnie was baptized in 1961 with her 8-year-old son, Dennis, into the R.L.D.S. Church in Independence.  She served many roles at her church: Skylark and Oriole leader (girls' programs); Women's Director and Young Adult Leader with her husband.  She was a room mother for all five children throughout the years, all while working for the Harrisonville Schools, driving a school bus from 1975-2006, when she retired.

Donnie was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Lois Gordon; her husband, Jess (Tubby) Reynolds on January 31, 2022; two sons: Dennis Dean Reynolds and Thad Matthew Reynolds; four sisters: Flossie Byerly, Dorothy Reed, Alice Slichenmeyer, and Mabel Gordon; and two brothers: Pete Gordon and John Gordon.

Donnie is survived by one son, John "Chad" Harrison Reynolds (Andrea), Harrisonville, MO; two daughters: Jessica Maday, Independence, MO and Tracy Morelock (Eric), Benson, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and one on the way.