FRED W. "MAC" MCDONALD
1932-2013
Mr. Fred W. "Mac" McDonald, 81, of Iola, passed away, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Montrose Memorial Hospital in Montrose, Colorado.
Visitation will be Friday, July 12, 2013 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Nobles Funeral Chapel. Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2013 at Martins Prairie Missionary Baptist Church in Keith. Interment will follow in Martins Prairie Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Nobles Funeral Chapel.
Fred was born on March 14, 1932, in The Grove, Texas, the son of Benjamin Roger & Zona Inez (Heiser) McDonald.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy as a Telemon 2nd Class, discharged in 1955 in San Francisco, CA. He was employed as a teacher, coach & administrator for 23 years, finishing his career at Loop ISD in Loop, TX. Fred was a member of the TASA, the Texas High School Coaches Assoc., the Keith Civic Club and the Retired Teachers Assoc. He was also a member of the Martins Prairie Missionary Baptist Church in Keith, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Edna Elizabeth McDonald; sister, Ina Ruth Talbert; and brother, J.W. McDonald.
He is survived by his daughter, Cheryl McDonald of College Station; step-daughters, Donna Caugham of Seguin, and Katherine Martin of Clovis, NM; sisters, Gertrude Shaver of Belton, Jessie Keltner of Waco, and Nelda Schmidt of Moody; sisters-in-law, Millie McDonald of Wimberly, Jane Davis and Barbara Trant both of Anderson.
Serving as pallbearers are David Schmidt of Moody, Gary Schmidt of Troy, Kirk Keltner of Waco, Phillip Keltner of Corsicana, David McDonald of Wimberly and Walt Gilbert of McGregor.
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