Donna Mae Tolbert, 85, of Jacksonville, IL, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at the home of her son in Havana. She was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Jacksonville, the daughter of Julian and Velma Carpenter Ranft. She married Gary Dean Tolbert on June 1, 1957, in Detroit and he preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 2010. She is survived by her son, Michael D. Tolbert (Tammy Sikes) of Havana; her daughter, Angela (Randy) Desjardins of Phoenix, AZ; five grandchildren, Teresa (Neal) Hovasse of Springfield, Jeff (Nicole) Tolbert of Thayer, Maury (Jennifer) Desjardins of Arizona, Nicole (Ron) Elliott of Arizona, and Skylar Tolbert of Macomb; six great grandchildren; one brother, Don (Carolyn) Ranft of Winchester; and one sister, Norma Jane (Don) Guthrie of Pittsfield. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Mrs. Tolbert worked 16 years for Rockford Life Insurance Company, and had also worked for GTE and Sears, all in Jacksonville. She was a former member of Westfair Baptist Church. Donna enjoyed reading and knitting, and she loved to clean. She also enjoyed boating and camping with her family, and she and Gary had traveled to all 50 states. A graveside funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, at the Crescent Heights Cemetery in Pleasant Hill. The family will meet friends 10-11 a.m. prior to the graveside service on Monday at the Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville. Condolences may be left at buchanancody.com. . Visitation Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home, Jacksonville Chapel Monday, October 03, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 1100 Lincoln Ave. Jacksonville, Illinois 62650 Graveside Funeral Service Cresent Heights Cemetery Monday, October 03, 2022 2:00 PM Pleasant Hill, Illinois