It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Donalda May Knox on Monday, March 2 ^nd , 2020 at the age of 96 years.  Mom went peacefully to be with her Saviour at the Brooks Health Centre in Brooks.  She has gone bravely into eternity, looking forward to many happy reunions. Donalda was born on August 31 ^st , 1923 at her home in rural Saskatchewan to Joseph and Hazel Leeson.  She was an avid musician, and played in several bands in Vanderhoof, Prince George and Chase, British Columbia, over a sixty-year time span.  Donalda was self-taught and played the guitar and the piano, and also enjoyed playing several other instruments.   She also enjoyed serving as a Sunday school teacher for over 30 years at the First Baptist Church in Prince George and worked as a Nurses Aid at an extended care hospital. Donalda was predeceased by her loving husband John Allen Munro Knox, parents Joseph Henry (Harry) Leeson and Hazel Della Leeson (McNevin), daughter Linda Patricia Knox, grandchildren Norman Charles Shaw Jr, Donald James Shaw, James John Edward Knox, Christle Alexis Kucheravy, great grandchildren Shanna Lee Lortie, Carl Ronald Hanson, son's-in-law Robert Blackwell and Wilfred Bourque and 11 siblings. She is survived by her children; Karen (Grant) Hommy, April (Norman) Shaw, Donald Knox, Della Bourque, Jane Blackwell, James Knox, Carol Knox, Dennis Knox and numerous grandchildren. Special thanks to the caring staff at Brooks Health Care Centre. Funeral service will be announced later, and will be held in Prince George, British Columbuia. In memory of Donalda, if friends desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to a Charity of Choice.

Cremation is entrusted to and conducted by Smith Funeral Home Ltd. and Crematorium, Brooks