Thomas McDonald Sr.

Thomas McDonald Sr., 84, of Vernon, Fla., passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, at Clifford Chester Sims Veterans Home.

He was born Feb. 28, 1925, in Bay County, Fla., to Lawyer and Alma Robbins McDonald. Thomas McDonald Sr. served in the U.S. Army then settled in Vernon, Fla., where he raised his family with his wife, Helen Ralls McDonald.

She preceded him in death, along with four of his children, Thomas Jr, Johnnie Lee, Glen and Candy McDonald.

Left to cherish his memory are 13 children, including six sons, Charles (Pearl), James (Jeanetta), Larry, Ellis, Vickery and Eric McDonald (Beth), and seven daughters, Shirley Speed, Carol Lee (William), Jean Morgan (Joseph), Genell, Donna Shine (Ruben), Dorothy McDonald (Marcus) and Eleanor Myers (Lee); 35 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a host nieces, nephews and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Vernon, Fla., with the Rev. Price Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at Sylvania Cemetery also in Vernon, Fla. Viewing will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today, Jan. 18, 2010, at Cooper Funeral Home in Chipley, Fla.

Published: January 18, 2010

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