Helen Rosalee Leonard Donithan age 91 of Galax, Virginia passed away Friday November 29, 2019 in the Galax Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Donithan was born on September 21, 1928 in Grayson County, Virginia to Alec and Mary Frances Reavis Leonard. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband James Conley Donithan and three sons Jerry Wayne Donithan, Jimmie Dean Donithan and Jeffrey Ray Donithan.

She is survived by her children and spouses Patricia A. and Wayne C. Watson; Linda Frances Donithan; Nancy and Bud Swiney, David Lee and Nona Donithan; Donna D. and Timmy Jennings all of Galax, Virginia; brother Billy Leonard of Burlington, North Carolina; nineteen grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be held Monday at 2:00 PM in the Cliffview Church of God with Pastor Harold Boyd, Rev. David Hagee , Rev. Jackie Poe, Rev. Glenn Burnett and Rev. Ron Hill officiating. Burial will follow in the Monta Vista Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 12:00 noon until time for the funeral service at the Cliffview Church of God.