Donald Ray Napier, Sr.

Donald Ray Napier, Sr., 83 of Kettle Island, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022. He was born in Pineville on March 15, 1939, a son of the late Henry Durham Napier, Sr. and Elizabeth Selvy Napier. Donald was a great sportsman and he loved and enjoyed fishing, hunting, the outdoors and playing with his grandchildren. He had been an electrician.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Henry Durham Napier, Sr., Howard Napier, and William B. Napier; sister, Patricia Mistch; and son, Donald Ray Napier, Jr.

Donald is survived by his children, Tamera Kaye Pardee, David Charles Napier, and Lisa Diane Hayes and husband, Bryan; the mother of his children, Linda Kilgore Collins; ex-wife, Nadine Owens; brothers, Paul Napier and Ross Napier; sister, Mary Alice Lefevers; and a host of step-children, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Pineville Memorial Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 12:00 PM until the funeral hour at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Pineville, which is honored to serve the Napier Family. Light a candle of remembrance and sign the guest register at www.arnettsteele.com.