Plett, Donnetta Louise Voth (1935-1969)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Jan 1 p. 3

Birth date: 1936 May 26

text of obituary:

Newton Mother of Four Dies in Crash On Texas Highway

Mrs. Vernon Plett, 33, of Newton died at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo last Sunday of injuries received in a highway crash Friday, Dec. 26.

She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband when it collided with a tractor south of Tulia, Texas. The tractor driver, a farmer, also was killed. Mr. Plett, who is production superintendent for Guerdon Industries in Newton, was seriously injured but is now convalescing at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Plett of Turpin, Okla. At the time of the crash the couple were returning from a business trip to Lubbock.

Funeral services for Mrs. Plett, the former Donetta [sic Donnetta] Voth, were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Turpin Mennonite Church with Rev. Horace Brelsford of Garden City, Kan. and Rev. Myron Schrag of Newton officiating.

Mrs. Plett was a member of the Faith Mennonite Church here. Besides her husband she leaves four children, Timmy, 12, Tommy, 10, Tammi [sic Tammmy], 8, and Tony, 3; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Voth of Garden City, and a brother, Albert Voth Jr., also of Garden City.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Jan 8 p. 8

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• A largely attended memorial service was held at the Faith Mennonite Church last Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Donetta [sic Donnetta] Plett, 33, a member of the church who was fatally injured in a highway accident near Tulia, Texas on Dec. 26. Officiating at the service were Rev. Myron Schrag, the pastor, and Ron Hunsicker, pastoral intern. Mrs. Plett’s husband, Vernon Plett, was seriously injured in the accident but was able to attend the service here as well as the funeral, held Dec. 31 at the Turpin, Okla. Mennonite Church. Also attending were the couple’s four young children. Mrs. Plett was the former Donetta [sic Donnetta] Voth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Voth of Garden City.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1970 Mar 19 p. 10

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DONETTA [sic DONNETTA] LOUISE PLETT

Donnetta Louise (Voth) Plett was born at Dodge City, Kan. on May 26, 1935 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Voth. She departed this life on Dec. 28, 1969, as the result of an automobile accident on Dec. 26, having reached the age of 34 years, seven months and two days.

Her childhood years were spent at her paternal home in Montezuma, Kan. where she received her elementary and high school education.

Donnetta made a decision for Christ at the age of 21 and was baptized into the church together with her family on Jan. 1, 1966.

She met her husband, Vernon Dale Plett, while attending Bethel College in North Newton, Kan. They were married on June 3, 1956 in Liberal, Kan. To this union were born three sons and one daughter. Their life together was spent in Newton, Kan. except for a period of about one year when they lived on a farm near Turpin, Okla.

Their marriage was marked with deep love and joy throughout their 13 years together. She was a devoted wife. Housekeeping was a pleasure and delight for her. The children were a great joy and she counted it a privilege to take care of them.

Donnetta was active in her church and Sunday school class. She was ever striving to keep the Sunday school class interested in God’s Word. She taught the class for a number of years. Her membership was in the Faith Mennonite Church, Newton.

She leaves to mourn her passing her bereaved husband, Vernon; three sons, Timmy Von, Tommy Joe, Tony Benet [sic Bennett], and one daughter, Tammy Renee; her parents and one brother, Albert Jr.; her grandmother, and a host of relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by one brother, Ferris Galen.

The Mennonite obituary: 1970 Jan 20 p. 44