Loen Ronald Donahoe, 94, passed away peacefully at his home October 14, 2026 surrounded by loved ones. He was born October 17, 1931, the youngest child to the late Grover Cleveland and Irene Donahoe. He was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Dorothy (Day) Donahoe, son, Jim Donahoe, and his siblings. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughters: Judy Cobb of Huntsville, Missouri and Sandy (Jim) Osborne of Barboursville, WV; grandchildren: Derick (Anna) Ingham of Fulton, Missouri, Amy Ingham of Blue Springs, Missouri and Jordan (Hannah) Osborne of Huntington, WV; and great-grandchildren: Shelby, Alexa, Gunner and Silas. He served his country by enlisting in the USAF and retiring with 26 ½ years of service. He spent his years as a Loadmaster on Cargo Aircraft and flew support missions all over the world. In addition he was a Dual-War Veteran having served in Korea and Vietnam. In Vietnam, his role was in Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) and flew 75 Combat Missions with 720 Combat hours. For his service in Vietnam, he was honored to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) plus 5 Air Medals. He was always challenging himself throughout his military career and was able to perfect his skills on six different aircraft and amassed approximately 10,000 flight hours. The last six years, he was very proud to have been recruited to develop courses for the Advanced C-141 Loadmaster Training School Altus AFB, Oklahoma, where he served as Chief Instructor, Student Administration Superintendent and Training School Supervisor. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to Holly for her special friendship and love for our dad and our entire family, the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center for their excellent care and support for dad since 1978, and Hospice of Huntington. Funeral services will be conducted at 12 p.m. Monday, October 19, 2026 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Bishop Jonathon Stanley. Burial will be in Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery, Dunbar. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday prior to the service. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.
