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Official Obituary of

Donna Jean (Shepherd) Burwell

October 4, 1937 ~ November 26, 2020 (age 83) 83 Years Old

Donna Burwell Obituary

Donna Jean Burwell, 83, of Paxton passed away at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Accolade Health Care Senior Living Center in Paxton.

A private graveside service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery on a later date.

Donna was born in Urbana on October 4, 1937 to parents Glenn and Katherine (Slade) Shepherd. They preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was an infant sister, Jean.

On June 19, 1954 Donna married Jess Burwell in Urbana, he passed away on June 15, 2019.

She is survived by her children Steven (Carol) Burwell of Urbana, Julie Stout of Champaign and Tom (Kelly) Burwell of Urbana. Her sisters Sue Novak, Vicki Deiter, six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive her.

Donna was a graduate of Urbana High School.

Memorial Contributions may be made in Donna’s honor to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research of to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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