Donna Kay Pickard, 56, of Lexington Park, MD died May 30, 2014, at her residence in Lexington Park, MD. She was born on August 22, 1957, in Oklahoma City, OK, to the late Wade Williams and Dalena Howard Ellis.

Donna moved to St. Mary's County in 2004 from Paradise, CA. She was employed as a manager at Dress Barn in California, MD.

She enjoyed many sports, including cheering on Jeff Gordon during NASCAR racing, the Oakland Raiders and The Oakland Athletics. She also enjoyed cooking, fishing, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, and watching family feud. She was very family oriented, and loved to spend time with her family and friends. She also loved her pet cats, Baby Girl and Precious.

Donna is survived by her children, David Ryder of Lexington Park, MD and Sherry Leyba of Lexington Park, MD; her siblings, Cheryl Calabria (Richard) of Great Mills, MD, George Ellis (Karen) of Oroville, CA, Raymond Ellis (Kris) of Stockton, CA, and Debbie Hutchinson of Las Vegas, NV; two grandchildren, Joseph Leyba of Lexington Park, MD and Wesley Ryder of Paradise, CA; and her companion, John Lynch of Lexington Park, MD. She is preceded in death by her parents.

Family will receive friends on Saturday, June 7, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Interment will be private.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 160, Hollywood, MD 20636.

Arrangements by Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.