Dona Lee Ispas-Smith, 81, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Tuesday. She was born in Lone Star, Kansas to Levi Clarence and Marie Della (Sims) Mowder.

Dona grew up in Kansas and headed west to Los Angeles. In 1973, she moved to Enumclaw, Washington for three years before moving to Sweet Home in 1976 where she lived the rest of her life.

She was a homemaker and owned a helmet business and a motel with her husband, Alex Ispas. Dona enjoyed sewing, home interior crafts, creating charcoal drawings and sculptures, and shopping.

She is survived by: her children, Michael Mowder of Sweet Home, Kenneth Mowder of New Plymouth, Idaho, Deborah Maloney of Sweet Home, David Ispas of Corvallis, Alesa Ispas of New Plymouth, Idaho, Tom Smith, Dixie Clark, Harland Smith, Dennis Smith, and Kelly Smith all of Sweet Home, and Patricia Eder of Mt. Angel; ex-husband, Ralph Mowder; siblings, Levi Mowder, Mary Gross, and Clyde Mowder; 36 grandchildren; and 46 great grandchildren.

Dona was preceded in death by: her spouses, Alex Ispas (July 17, 2003) and Kirkley Blair Smith (May 10, 2014); children, James Mowder (August 28, 1958) and Kirk Smith (March 22, 2011); siblings, Laverna Milacek, Aldeene Thomson, Jennie Parris, and Charles Mowder; and parents, Levi and Marie Mowder.

Viewing will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. A funeral service is planned for 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 8, at Sweet Home Evangelical Church. Final burial will take place at Gilliland Cemetery.

Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.