ObituariesMarch 6, 2015

Donna Jeane Mealey, 61, of Raymond, New Hampshire, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. She was born Jan. 20, 1954, in Washington, D.C., daughter of Francis Allen and Elizabeth Rachael Boltz Self. She and John G. "Jack" Mealey were married Aug. 2, 1997...

Donna Jeane Mealey, 61, of Raymond, New Hampshire, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015.

She was born Jan. 20, 1954, in Washington, D.C., daughter of Francis Allen and Elizabeth Rachael Boltz Self. She and John G. "Jack" Mealey were married Aug. 2, 1997.

Donna attended Jackson schools. In 1995 she received a bachelor's degree from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, with a major in biology and a minor in secondary education. She taught math and science at North Shore Community College in Beverly, Massachusetts, before retiring in 2013.

Loving survivors include her husband, Jack of Raymond; her mother, Elizabeth of Jackson; two daughters, Bobby Jo Chepulis of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and Sarah Bliss of Palm Harbor, Florida; two stepchildren; seven grandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren.

Also surviving are two sisters, Beverly (Larry) Koehler and Carol (Jeff) Poole of Jackson; two brothers, John (Kathy) Self of Coalinga, California, and Dennis (Kelley) Self of Springfield, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews.

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She was preceded in death by her father.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. until service time Monday at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson.

A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Mindy Kiepe officiating.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Emanuel United Church of Christ.

Announcement courtesy of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Sympathy messages may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.

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