Donna Sowders Pagleno
Donna Sowders Pagleno, 62, of Rossville passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023, at her home.
She had lived most of her life in the Chattanooga, Hixson, and North Georgia area. Donna was a 1978 graduate of Hixson High School. She attended Chattanooga State, and for the past 18 years she was the owner and operator of Sunshine and Bubbles.
Donna loved her family and friends dearly. She was a caregiver for her mother for over two years and was always available to help those in need. Donna loved flowers and plants. Spring was her favorite time of the year watching the flowers and plants come to life. Donna was very artistic. She enjoyed doing crafts, painting, and restoring old statues/gnomes. Donna was a fantastic cook and was known for her love of ice cream. She also loved her two dogs, Booger and Marley, and her two cats, Yuengling and Gizmo. Donna will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Carolyn Sowders; and brother, Michael Dewayne Sowders.
Survivors include her husband, Rick Pagleno; brothers, Clifford (Kathy) Sowders and Dale (Beverly) Sowders; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, and one niece, Sarah Danielle Frazier.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.lane-southcrestchapel.com.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 1 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church, 108 N. Jenkins Road, Rossville, GA 30741, with Reverend Jim Bennett officiating.
The family will receive friends Friday, April 14, from 5-8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home. The family will also receive friends Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements are by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home and Crematory, Rossville, GA.