Donna Mae (White) Alexander

Donna Mae (White) Alexander passed away on December 29, 2022, at the age of 89. Donna was born on August 25, 1933, in Plainview, NE, to George and Verna (Johnson) White. She was raised there along with her three siblings, Don, Darlene, and Duane. She graduated from Plainview High School, attended Wayne State Teachers College and then taught at a country school outside Plainview. On December 20, 1953, she married the love of her life, William “Weldon” Alexander, and together they had three children, Rick, Debra and Randy. Weldon and Donna lived in Plainview and then Ewing, NE, before they moved to Papillion, NE, in 1965 where Donna provided bookkeeping services for Guy’s Potato Chips. She and Weldon could be seen in the bleachers for every extracurricular activity in which their kids were involved.

In 1976, the pair relocated with their children to Colorado City, CO. Once there, Donna continued to work full-time as a bookkeeper while Weldon worked at Alpine Liquor, the business they owned. She and Weldon both retired in 2000.

Donna had a passion for golf, polka dancing, music, and watching sports. She could play the accordion, the piano and the organ beautifully.

Donna and Weldon enjoyed 66 years of marital bliss until his death on January 1, 2020. She was also preceded in death by her parents, daughter Debra, brother Don, sister Darlene Blum, brother-in-law Ron Alexander, and sister-in-law Jan White.

Donna is survived by her brother Duane and his wife Kate White, her sister-in-law Norma White, all of Plainview, her sister-in-law Deanna Alexander of Norfolk, NE, and her brother-in-law Ron Blum of Lake Havasu, AZ.

In addition to nieces and nephews, Donna is also survived by her sons and their families. Rick and his wife DD reside in Castle Rock, CO. Their daughter Taylor lives in Dallas and son Connor is in Philadelphia. Randy and his wife Leigh live in Plainview. Also in Plainview are their son Caden, his wife Laura and their four sons Foster, Baker, Wilder and Porter; daughter Riley Alexander lives in Waterloo, NE, and their younger daughter Merrick (Brtek) and husband Matthew live in West Point, NE.

Weldon and Donna’s daughter Debra had two sons, Phillip and David Spicer, and they continue to live in Colorado City.

Some of her proudest moments were the times she spent interacting with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and she was always waiting for more photos of them to show up on Facebook. Donna had the opportunity to relocate to the Plainview Manor in July of 2022 where she enjoyed seeing her great-grandsons more often.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday 07/15/2023 at 11:00 AM at the Colorado City Cemetary where she will be laid to rest with her husband and daughter.