Leta Frances Hobbs Donkle
January 13, 1914 - October 30, 2010
Leta Donkle passed away peacefully on October 30, 2010 in her in Long Beach, CA, at the age of 96. She was predeceased by her husband Royce Donkle, her brother Dwight Hobbs and two of her sisters, Verna Henley and Janice Ross. Leta is survived by her sisters Bernice Bolling of Midwest City, OK and Lauree Gill of Del City, OK, and sister-in-law Bessie Hobbs of San Marcos, TX as well as fourteen nieces and nephews and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
Leta was born in Drew County, AR and grew up in Florence and Monticello. She graduated from Monticello High and attended Arkansas A&M for three years before going to work for Monticello Truck Lines and then Kimble and Gordon Motor Freight Lines in 1938. In 1941 she and a friend moved to California where Leta went to work for Railway Express. In 1943 she became a chemist for the Shell Oil Co. There she met Royce Donkle, and they were married on February 39, 1948. Leta and Royce lived in Long Beach for the rest of their lives, except for a couple of years in Houston, Texas, still working for Shell. Later Leta left Shell and went to work for Wood-Callahan Oil Co., first as a secretary but later as an accountant and Administrative Assistant to Mr. Wood. She continued in that position until her retirement. Leta was a charter member of the Long Beach chapter of Desk and Derrick, an organization dedicated to the promotion of the education and professional development of individuals employed in or affiliated with the petroleum, energy and allied industries. She held several offices in that organization through the years. For many years she wrote a column for the chapter newsletter.
Leta was a great lady, and will be greatly missed by family and her many friends.
The family requests in lieu of flowers a donation to the Salvation Army, the American Cancer Society, or your favorite charity.
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