Wilbur "Bill" MacDonald, of Bedford, IN, died Saturday, February 6, 1999, at the Bedford Hospitality House. Born on January 2, 1910, in Bedford, IN, he was the son of Milford and Nellie (Tumey) MacDonald. He married Crystal Burnece Brown, and she died January 26, 1986. He married Somantha Godby in 1986, and she died in 1993. He then married Gertrude Williamson, and she preceded him in death.
Surviving are one son, William Robert McDonald of Leipsic, IN; two daughters, Patsy Clark and Milly Isom, both of Bedford, IN; one stepdaughter, Elaine Hatfield; three stepsons, Stanley and Glenn Godby and Toby Williamson; three sisters, Frances Cameron, Mildred Arena and Betty Hunter, all of Bedford, IN; ten grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Martin, Walter "Ebie", and Lester McDonald; two sisters, Catherine Sharpe and Juanita McDonald (in infancy); and two grandchildren.
He was a retired tool and die maker at General Motors Powertrain (Central Foundry) and a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. He served as an ordained deacon and Sunday school teacher at Avoca Baptist Church for several years. He was a member of the Bedford Lodge No. 14, F&AM, Scottish Rite, Valley of Indianapolis, United Auto Workers Local No. 440, and the American Association of Retired Persons.
Services for Wilbur McDonald will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9th, at the Day & Carter Mortuary with the Revs. Jim Woodward, Kenneth Chenoweth and Scott Kuepfer officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.
Surviving are one son, William Robert McDonald of Leipsic, IN; two daughters, Patsy Clark and Milly Isom, both of Bedford, IN; one stepdaughter, Elaine Hatfield; three stepsons, Stanley and Glenn Godby and Toby Williamson; three sisters, Frances Cameron, Mildred Arena and Betty Hunter, all of Bedford, IN; ten grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Martin, Walter "Ebie", and Lester McDonald; two sisters, Catherine Sharpe and Juanita McDonald (in infancy); and two grandchildren.
He was a retired tool and die maker at General Motors Powertrain (Central Foundry) and a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. He served as an ordained deacon and Sunday school teacher at Avoca Baptist Church for several years. He was a member of the Bedford Lodge No. 14, F&AM, Scottish Rite, Valley of Indianapolis, United Auto Workers Local No. 440, and the American Association of Retired Persons.
Services for Wilbur McDonald will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9th, at the Day & Carter Mortuary with the Revs. Jim Woodward, Kenneth Chenoweth and Scott Kuepfer officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.
Wilbur "Bill" MacDonald, of Bedford, IN, died Saturday, February 6, 1999, at the Bedford Hospitality House. Born on January 2, 1910, in Bedford, IN, he was the son of Milford and Nellie (Tumey) MacDonald. He married Crystal Burnece Brown, and she died January 26, 1986. He married Somantha Godby in 1986, and she died in 1993. He then married Gertrude Williamson, and she preceded him in death.
Surviving are one son, William Robert McDonald of Leipsic, IN; two daughters, Patsy Clark and Milly Isom, both of Bedford, IN; one stepdaughter, Elaine Hatfield; three stepsons, Stanley and Glenn Godby and Toby Williamson; three sisters, Frances Cameron, Mildred Arena and Betty Hunter, all of Bedford, IN; ten grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Martin, Walter "Ebie", and Lester McDonald; two sisters, Catherine Sharpe and Juanita McDonald (in infancy); and two grandchildren.
He was a retired tool and die maker at General Motors Powertrain (Central Foundry) and a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. He served as an ordained deacon and Sunday school teacher at Avoca Baptist Church for several years. He was a member of the Bedford Lodge No. 14, F&AM, Scottish Rite, Valley of Indianapolis, United Auto Workers Local No. 440, and the American Association of Retired Persons.
Services for Wilbur McDonald will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9th, at the Day & Carter Mortuary with the Revs. Jim Woodward, Kenneth Chenoweth and Scott Kuepfer officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.
Surviving are one son, William Robert McDonald of Leipsic, IN; two daughters, Patsy Clark and Milly Isom, both of Bedford, IN; one stepdaughter, Elaine Hatfield; three stepsons, Stanley and Glenn Godby and Toby Williamson; three sisters, Frances Cameron, Mildred Arena and Betty Hunter, all of Bedford, IN; ten grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Martin, Walter "Ebie", and Lester McDonald; two sisters, Catherine Sharpe and Juanita McDonald (in infancy); and two grandchildren.
He was a retired tool and die maker at General Motors Powertrain (Central Foundry) and a member of the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. He served as an ordained deacon and Sunday school teacher at Avoca Baptist Church for several years. He was a member of the Bedford Lodge No. 14, F&AM, Scottish Rite, Valley of Indianapolis, United Auto Workers Local No. 440, and the American Association of Retired Persons.
Services for Wilbur McDonald will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9th, at the Day & Carter Mortuary with the Revs. Jim Woodward, Kenneth Chenoweth and Scott Kuepfer officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens.
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