Donna Kay "Nikki" Mcwaters

Richburg Mrs. Donna Kay “Nikki” McWaters, 53, died Friday, February 3, 2023, at Piedmont Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, February 6, 2023, at Union ARP Church with Rev. Neely Gaston officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Sunday, February 5, at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, SC. Mrs. McWaters was born May 11, 1969 in Montgomery County, Maryland. She was a graduate of Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland. Nikki was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, Jay Lavigne and a daughter, Carrie McWaters. Nikki is survived by her husband of over 26 years, Billy McWaters; her mother, Roslie Lavigne of Blackstock; three children, Ryan Ayton of Blackstock, SC, Ritchie Panella of St. Petersburg, FL and Frank Panella of Chester, SC; two brothers, John Ayton of Maryland and Jessie Ayton of Tennessee; two sisters, Diane Ayton of Florida and Linda Dryman of Maryland; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and her four grand dogs, Maya, Maggie, Bonez and Cletus. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.