Obituary for Donna Flood

Ponca City Now - December 1, 2023 5:15 pm

Donna Flood

May 31, 1937 — November 27, 2023

Donna Colleen (Jones) Flood, 86, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on November 27, 2023 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She entered this world on May 31, 1937 in Pawnee, Oklahoma born to Otis and Velma (Pensoneau) Jones.

Donna was a published author and had 3 books published and was in the process of having her fourth book published at the time of her passing. She loved art and had many exhibits shown around the country and taught art for many years. Donna had a love for people and would help anyone she could, even if they were a stranger to her. She also had a love for sewing and made many quilts and blankets as well as traditional Tribal regalia. She was an elder member of both the Ponca and Shawnee Tribes as well as a member of the Chillocco Alumni.

With as busy as she was, Donna’s favorite and most cherished moments was spending time with her family who she loved dearly, she was an excellent caretaker for her children. Donna was also a devout and very faithful Jehovah’s Witness.

Those left behind to cherish Donna’s memory are her daughters: Kay Bojorquez and Rhonda Flood; son, Mark Joseph Flood; brother, Daniel Clark Jones; sister, Esther Inez Jones; grandchildren: Alisha Alvey Flood, Elizabeth LeeAnn Bjorquez, John Ross Flood, Anna Marie Flood, and Bryce Donovan Bojorquez; great-grandchild Beckham Lee Michael Turgeau. She also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Rodney Flood; parents, Lee and Velma; brothers: Dennis Michael Jones, Alvin Lee Jones, Arnold Jones, Paul Jones, and Anthony Jones Rodriguez.