Anna Catherine Hawkins Donaldson

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Anna Catherine Hawkins Donaldson, age 76, a resident of Fairhope, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.

Mrs. Donaldson was a nursing instructor for many years at Mobile College and Providence School of Nursing. She also served as a school nurse with the Baldwin County School Board.

Anna was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Fairhope, and was a member of the Grace Bible Class. She was blessed with a heart transplant in 1998.

She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, William L. “Bill” Donaldson; a daughter, Beth Donaldson (Phillip) Gilley; two sons, William Scott (Beth) Donaldson, Michael Andrew (Gail) Donaldson; six grandchildren, Alexander Hill and Robert Scott Donaldson, Sarah Beth and Phillip Grant Gilley, Emma Douglas and Ava Lacey Donaldson; two sisters, Mary Ester Hawkins Smith, Jean Sue Hawkins Malec; numerous nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, from 5 until 7 p.m.

Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist Church of Fairhope, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 at 10 a.m.

Interment will follow in Pine Rest Memorial Park, Foley, Ala.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest that memorials be made to the First Baptist Church of Fairhope, Children’s Building Fund, 300 S. Section St., Fairhope, AL 36532, www.fbcfairhope.org.

Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 19698 Greeno Road,

Fairhope, AL 36532, 251-990-7775, www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.