Donna Mae Langston Milstead, 90 died 14 August 2025 at her daughter’s home near Lathrop, MO. She was born July 29, 1935, in the ranch house on the Kelly Wilder Ranch (now Cloud 9), in Ozark County. Her parents were Hartwell Lee and Pearl Frazier Langston.

Donna attended one room elementary schools, Mt. Olive in Ozark County and Davis Creek in Howell County, graduating from West Plains High School with the class of 1953.

In 1959 she married Donal Lee Milstead in Independence. She made Independence her home until 2020, living in the same house for 57 years.

She is survived by her daughters, Denise Milstead (Nathan York), Lathrop; Melinda Milstead Stillman, Nixa; eight grandchildren: Erich Rahm (Nicki), Conifer, Colorado; Monika Rahm Thelen (Jason), Athens, Georgia; Erin Prout Fidler (Garrett), Pleasant Hill; Bryan Prout (Megan), Independence; Chrissy Stillman, Junction City, Oregon; Holly Stillman Porter (Gabriel), Davis, California; Nathan York, Jr. (Lindsay), Lathrop; Amanda York Kain (Andrew), Kearney and 14 great grandchildren.

She is predeceased her parents, husband and daughter, Diana Milstead Rahm Liscum.

She was employed by the Dairy Council of Greater Kansas City, Health Midwest and Kansas City Bone and Joint before retiring in 1997.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Liberty, MO; past member of Independence Young Matrons, and past president of the Independence Jaycee Wives.

Donna loved to paint, both toll and landscapes she loved to travel. Except for three she visited all of the states, Canada, Mexico, Barbados, St. Lucia, Belize and went five times to Europe. She did genealogy research for many years. Her greatest joy was her fanily.