Services for Donavon will take place on Sunday, July 28 at 2:00 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with Pastor Matt Johnson officiating. A visitation will be held one-hour prior beginning at 1:00 P.M. He will be laid to rest at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. Memorials may be directed to the family. For online condolences or to read the full obituary, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 61 years, Margaret Geiken; his children: DeAnn (Jim) Bennien, of Baxter, Terry (Roxanne) Geiken, of Lake Alfred, FL and Lori (Steve) Jones, of Marshalltown; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings: Daryl (Linda) Geiken, of Conrad, Sherilyn Geiken, of Ackley, and Gaylen (Judy) Geiken, of Ackley; and brother-in-law Kempton (LaVonne) Walbaum, of Marshalltown.