EUSTIS, FL. - After a five-year battle with metastasized breast cancer, Donna Hunsucker Burrows, 71,passed away peacefully October 6th, 2020 at Cornerstone Hospice House in Tavares, Florida.

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Philip Burrows, daughter Kara Burrows Stubbs and husband Chris (Charlotte, NC), and son Philip Burrows, Jr. (Lake Mary, FL). She was preceded in death by her parents James and Farice Cagle Hunsucker (Robbins, NC). Siblings and their spouses include sisters Gail Hunsucker Orshal and husband John (West End, NC); Teresa Hunsucker Kennedy and husband David (Robbins, NC); Judy Hunsucker Guard (Greensboro, NC); and Jimmy Hunsucker and wife Vicky (Robbins, NC). Her baby brother Michael is deceased. She would expect Sister-in-Law, Larice Canoy White to be mentioned.

Earlier in her life, Donna won a battle with cancer. It stayed in remission for 18 years, only to return a second time 5 years ago. She has been a resident of Eustis, Florida for the past 10 years, and previously lived in Charlotte for 30 years and Atlanta for 4 years.

Starting as an insurance adjuster trainee with Liberty Mutual Insurance in Charlotte in 1980, she eventually worked her way into management. In 1988 she was awarded Liberty Mutual's Individual Award for outstanding job performance, an award that is limited to two percent of the Liberty Mutual employee workforce. Later she worked with the Independent Adjusting Division of The Hartford Insurance in Charlotte and settled insurance claims for Lowe's Home Improvement Corp. for several years. Her final career move was to transfer to The Hartford Insurance Company in Lake Mary, Fl., where she worked in management for several years before retiring in 2015.

During her retirement she devoted herself to increasing the Monarch Butterfly population of the world by starting and nourishing a beautiful butterfly garden with milkweed plants that Monarchs are known to love. Her yellow Tabby cat, AKA Fraidycat, tagged along and assisted as she managed the butterfly garden and also a sizable assortment of other colorful flowers that she loved dearly. She supported numerous wildlife and nature groups, especially ASPCA, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mt. Dora, FL on Friday, Oct. 23 beginning at 5 PM. Her Hospice House chaplain, Susan Levy, will give a brief eulogy at 6 PM.

In lieu of flowers, friends and relatives are asked to donate to a favorite organization of Donna's, either St. Jude's Children's Hospital or Cornerstone Hospice House, Tavares, FL.