Donna Ruth Parks

Donna Ruth Parks, 86, of Springfield, Ohio passed away Friday, August 4, 2023 at Forest Glen Legacy Center while in Hospice care. She was born in Missouri on November 28, 1936 and adopted by Alfred and Alice Woods as an infant.

A Wittenberg graduate, Donna taught in Springfield City Schools for over thirty years. An award winning teacher, she was often called upon to try out new programs before their being introduced district-wide. Donna loved being the foreign exchange student coordinator and often hosted foreign students. An accomplished pianist, she taught piano for decades in Springfield and played for Northridge United Methodist Church for fifteen years and most recently for the Plattsburg United Church of Christ. After retirement from the Oesterlen Services for Youth, she played piano in many retirement facilities across Clark and Champaign Counties. Donna loved animals, especially dogs, and she volunteered at and donated to the Clark County Humane Society. She was also a talented bridge player and a volunteer at the United Senior Services of Springfield.

Donna leaves to cherish her memory: three cousins, Carol Miller of Urbana, Ohio, Charles Miller of South Vienna, Ohio; special friends, Corda Gullet of Plattsburg, Ohio, and Mary Anna White of Greenville, Ohio; and a host of cousins, other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Terri Fugh, a long time survivor of Cystic Fibrosis.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Clark County Humane Society.

Arrangements entrusted to the care of KINLEY Funeral Home.