Donna Marie Varn, 57, of Thurmond, North Carolina, was found dead from gunshot wounds at her home on Old Railroad Grade Road on the evening of August 19, 2022. She was discovered alongside her 62-year-old spouse, Darryl Bullay, by Donna’s mother, who had gone to check on them after not hearing from her daughter. A firearm was recovered at the scene.

The Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, first responders, the Medical Examiner and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations all took part in the response and investigation. Officials did not initially suspect foul play in the deaths. Donna was born February 17, 1965, in Putnam County, Florida, and is survived by her parents, John Franklin Varn and Wilma Barker Payne, and her sister, Wanda Fay Varn; she was preceded in death by her spouse Darryl Bullay.

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