Pauline Donathan was born to Ike and Alice Eaton Donathan Sept. 10, 1917 in the Wilson Community where she lived most of her life until her death in Tulsa Jan. 25, 2015. She attended school at the Wilson Public Schools until she was 16 and fell in love with Noel Hudson Kennedy and decided to drop out of school and get married on April 23, 1934. They lived in the Wilson Community all of their married life. To this union was born four children: Peggy Jo in 1935, Calella Noeline in 1938, Jesse Wayne in 1940, and Judy Evon in 1942. After being married for 38 years, Noel went home to be with the Lord on March 11, 1973. On July 28, 1979, Pauline married Albert (Frenchie) Daniel and was married to Frenchie until his death in 1990.
Pauline went back to high school and received her high school diploma after her children were grown. During her adult life she was always very active in the Wilson Home Extension Club, the Wilson Thimble Club, she wrote a weekly article for the Henryetta Free-Lance about all of the activities going on in the Wilson Community, was one of the record keepers for the Wilson Salt Creek Cemetery, was a worker for the Okmulgee Election Board for 50 years.
She was an active member of the Wilson Baptist Church from the time she was saved during her teenage years until she was forced to go into the Fountain View Manor Nursing Home because of health reasons.
She was preceded in death by her mother Alice Eaton Donathan; father Ike Donathan, Sr.; husband Noel Hudson Kennedy; husband Albert Daniel; daughter Peggy Jo Kennedy; son Jesse Wayne Kennedy; brothers Bluford Donathan, Drew Donathan, J.B. Donathan, Ike Donathan Jr., and Eugene Donathan; and a sister Pansy Donathan Pruitt.
She is survived by her daughters Calella Kennedy black and husband Ronald, and Judy Kennedy Porter and her husband Paul; five grandchildren: Ronnie Wayne Black, Jon Wesley Black and wife Elaine, Randy Allen Tippie and wife Alisha, Sherri Black Parker and her husband Trampas, and Lisa Tippie Weeden and her husband Jimmy Don; nine great grandchildren, and eight great-great grandchildren.
Family will be greeting friends and relatives at the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, January 29 at the Wilson Baptist Church (Wilson Community)  with Rev. Ron Black and Rev. Jack Vance, Officiating.  Interment will be at the Salt Creek Cemetery under the direction of the Rogers Funeral Home.