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CPO Benjamin F. “Benny” McDonald Jr.

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CPO Benjamin F. “Benny” McDonald Jr. Veteran

Birth
Death
7 Mar 2014 (aged 76)
Burial
Strawberry, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.0673561, Longitude: -80.0241547
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Chief Petty Officer Benjamin F. "Benny" McDonald, Jr., US Navy, Ret., 76, of Moncks Corner, SC, died Friday morning at his residence.

His funeral will be 2:00 PM Tuesday afternoon, March 11, 2014, in the CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Interment will follow in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Monday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Rd., Ste. 504, N. Charleston, SC 29406.

CPO McDonald was born June 16, 1937, in Greensboro, GA, a son of Benjamin F. McDonald, Sr., and Maude Thompson McDonald. He was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the Goose Creek Masonic Lodge #401 AFM, VFW Post #9509, American Legion Post 126, SubVets, and the Fleet Reserve. CPO McDonald enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, singing, and listening to old country music. He was preceded in death by a sister, Rebecca Roberts, and a brother, Gail McDonald.

Surviving are, his wife, Shirley Donley McDonald; a daughter, Janet Elaine Hicks of Ladson; a son, Benjamin F. "Benny" McDonald, III, and his wife, Lisa, of Moncks Corner; a brother, Allen McDonald of Conyers, GA; five grandchildren, Benjamin McDonald, IV, Jennifer Smith, Darrell Hicks, Christopher Judy, and Sean Judy; and three great grandchildren, Alyssa Smith, Dale Hicks, and Isabella Hicks.
Chief Petty Officer Benjamin F. "Benny" McDonald, Jr., US Navy, Ret., 76, of Moncks Corner, SC, died Friday morning at his residence.

His funeral will be 2:00 PM Tuesday afternoon, March 11, 2014, in the CHAPEL OF DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Interment will follow in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Monday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Rd., Ste. 504, N. Charleston, SC 29406.

CPO McDonald was born June 16, 1937, in Greensboro, GA, a son of Benjamin F. McDonald, Sr., and Maude Thompson McDonald. He was of the Baptist faith and was a member of the Goose Creek Masonic Lodge #401 AFM, VFW Post #9509, American Legion Post 126, SubVets, and the Fleet Reserve. CPO McDonald enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, singing, and listening to old country music. He was preceded in death by a sister, Rebecca Roberts, and a brother, Gail McDonald.

Surviving are, his wife, Shirley Donley McDonald; a daughter, Janet Elaine Hicks of Ladson; a son, Benjamin F. "Benny" McDonald, III, and his wife, Lisa, of Moncks Corner; a brother, Allen McDonald of Conyers, GA; five grandchildren, Benjamin McDonald, IV, Jennifer Smith, Darrell Hicks, Christopher Judy, and Sean Judy; and three great grandchildren, Alyssa Smith, Dale Hicks, and Isabella Hicks.


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  • Created by: Peggy
  • Added: Mar 7, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126039566/benjamin_f-mcdonald: accessed ), memorial page for CPO Benjamin F. “Benny” McDonald Jr. (16 Jun 1937–7 Mar 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 126039566, citing Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens, Strawberry, Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Peggy (contributor 47606615).