Mildred “Millie” Hall McDonald, 73, of Paris, passed away Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.
A daughter was born to Charlie & Maggie Burkeen Hall in Paris on Sept. 13, 1943. They named her Mildred Ann, later to be called Millie. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Bro. Noel Bailey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Her cremated remains will be scattered at a private family service at a later date.
Mille was preceded in death by her husband, Lee McDonald, whom she married on June 13, 1992, in Paris. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Eugene, Jack and George Hall, sister, Audria “Sally” Talley, sisters-in-law, Evelyn, Jackie and Vickie Hall, and brothers-in-law, George Stevens and Clifford Talley.
Survivors include her precious daughter, Terri Ann Grace Newman and husband Mitch, grandson, Kevin Wayne Porterfield, granddaughter, Ashley Leann Merritt, and great grandchildren, Matalynn Brook Porterfield and Hayden Cole Townson all of Paris. She shared a special bond with her sisters. Surviving are Ruby Stevens, Juanita McMillan, Evelyn & Husband John Lowrance, Mary & husband Charles Ferguson, and brother, Bobby Hall & mate Pam. She had a special place in her heart for her nieces, Sue Prihoda, Sharon Roebuck, Tammie Brunson, Pam Burton, Darlene Goforth, Karan Smith, Lisa Smith, Sherry Traywick, Tonya Lowrance and Debbie Ferguson and her nephews, Steve Hall, Richard Hall, Eddie Hall, Gary Hall, Charlie Hall, Danny Hall, Todd McMillan, Randy Threet, Rodney Lowrance, Johnny Lowrance and Chuck Ferguson. Also surviving are twenty great nephews, twenty-two great nieces, and her fourth generation cousins that were like brothers and sisters to her. Millie was blessed with life-long and very special friends, Linda, Pat, Peggy and Claudia and her fishing companions Neal and E.T. Bass. Her friend Peggy was instrumental in getting Millie baptized at the Reno Church of Christ. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Pam for the wonderful care given Millie during her last months.
Millie attended Petty Elementary, West Lamar and Amarillo High Schools and Paris Junior College, She was previously employed as a veterinarian technician under Dr. John Foster at the Animal Hospital of Paris, worked in the computer room at Campbell Soup Company, and for the City of Paris as a Code Enforcement and Environmental Investigator.
Millie believed strongly in the value and importance of contributing to her community. She served on the Paris City Council for six years, serving as Mayor Pro Tem her last year on the council. The one accomplishment for which she was most proud was her part in getting the Oak Park walking track and play ground on Bonham Street. Other contributions to the community included serving on the City Planning & Zoning Commission, the Animal Advisory Board, Ark-Tex Council of Government Executive Board, Board of Directors for Keep Paris Beautiful, Lamar County Humane Association, and Paris Rodeo and Horse Club. She was appointed by Texas Governor Ann Richards to serve on the Board of Directors of the Texas Community Block Grant Development Program in Austin, Texas. She was a past member of the Code Enforcement Association of Texas, Texas Environmental Law Enforcement Association, Ark-Tex Council of Governments Solid Waste Committee, and Elks Lodge. She was active in an archeology dig site in Hugo, OK.
After retirement, Millie spent most of her summers fishing and camping, passions that she inherited at an early age from her father. She was known well among her angling buddies for all her trot-line catches at Pat Mayse Lake. Her life-long love of animals kept her busy rescuing and finding homes for them.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Michael Malone, George Fisher, John Bell, Eric Clifford, Alan Boyd, Rondie Williams, and Kevin Gray, all of whom served with her on the Paris City Council.
In lieu of flowers, Millie requested a donation be made to any of these worthy causes:
Lamar County Humane Association, P. O. Box 8, Paris, Texas 75461.
Paris Public Library, 326 S. Main St., Paris, TX 75460.
The Kidney Foundation, 5429 Lyndon B. Johnson Frwy. Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75240-2617.
Dallas Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes, 9400 N. Central Expressway, #1201, Dallas, TX 75231.
‘Doctor, I am afraid to die.
tell me what lies on the other side.’
Very quietly, the doctor said, ‘I don’t know.’
‘You don’t know? You, a Christian man,
do not know what is on the other side?’
The doctor was holding the handle of the door.
On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining.
and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
‘Did you notice my dog?
He’s never been in this room before.
He didn’t know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
But I do know one thing…
I know My Master is there and that is enough.’
A daughter was born to Charlie & Maggie Burkeen Hall in Paris on Sept. 13, 1943. They named her Mildred Ann, later to be called Millie. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Bro. Noel Bailey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Her cremated remains will be scattered at a private family service at a later date.
Mille was preceded in death by her husband, Lee McDonald, whom she married on June 13, 1992, in Paris. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Eugene, Jack and George Hall, sister, Audria “Sally” Talley, sisters-in-law, Evelyn, Jackie and Vickie Hall, and brothers-in-law, George Stevens and Clifford Talley.
Survivors include her precious daughter, Terri Ann Grace Newman and husband Mitch, grandson, Kevin Wayne Porterfield, granddaughter, Ashley Leann Merritt, and great grandchildren, Matalynn Brook Porterfield and Hayden Cole Townson all of Paris. She shared a special bond with her sisters. Surviving are Ruby Stevens, Juanita McMillan, Evelyn & Husband John Lowrance, Mary & husband Charles Ferguson, and brother, Bobby Hall & mate Pam. She had a special place in her heart for her nieces, Sue Prihoda, Sharon Roebuck, Tammie Brunson, Pam Burton, Darlene Goforth, Karan Smith, Lisa Smith, Sherry Traywick, Tonya Lowrance and Debbie Ferguson and her nephews, Steve Hall, Richard Hall, Eddie Hall, Gary Hall, Charlie Hall, Danny Hall, Todd McMillan, Randy Threet, Rodney Lowrance, Johnny Lowrance and Chuck Ferguson. Also surviving are twenty great nephews, twenty-two great nieces, and her fourth generation cousins that were like brothers and sisters to her. Millie was blessed with life-long and very special friends, Linda, Pat, Peggy and Claudia and her fishing companions Neal and E.T. Bass. Her friend Peggy was instrumental in getting Millie baptized at the Reno Church of Christ. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Pam for the wonderful care given Millie during her last months.
Millie attended Petty Elementary, West Lamar and Amarillo High Schools and Paris Junior College, She was previously employed as a veterinarian technician under Dr. John Foster at the Animal Hospital of Paris, worked in the computer room at Campbell Soup Company, and for the City of Paris as a Code Enforcement and Environmental Investigator.
Millie believed strongly in the value and importance of contributing to her community. She served on the Paris City Council for six years, serving as Mayor Pro Tem her last year on the council. The one accomplishment for which she was most proud was her part in getting the Oak Park walking track and play ground on Bonham Street. Other contributions to the community included serving on the City Planning & Zoning Commission, the Animal Advisory Board, Ark-Tex Council of Government Executive Board, Board of Directors for Keep Paris Beautiful, Lamar County Humane Association, and Paris Rodeo and Horse Club. She was appointed by Texas Governor Ann Richards to serve on the Board of Directors of the Texas Community Block Grant Development Program in Austin, Texas. She was a past member of the Code Enforcement Association of Texas, Texas Environmental Law Enforcement Association, Ark-Tex Council of Governments Solid Waste Committee, and Elks Lodge. She was active in an archeology dig site in Hugo, OK.
After retirement, Millie spent most of her summers fishing and camping, passions that she inherited at an early age from her father. She was known well among her angling buddies for all her trot-line catches at Pat Mayse Lake. Her life-long love of animals kept her busy rescuing and finding homes for them.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Michael Malone, George Fisher, John Bell, Eric Clifford, Alan Boyd, Rondie Williams, and Kevin Gray, all of whom served with her on the Paris City Council.
In lieu of flowers, Millie requested a donation be made to any of these worthy causes:
Lamar County Humane Association, P. O. Box 8, Paris, Texas 75461.
Paris Public Library, 326 S. Main St., Paris, TX 75460.
The Kidney Foundation, 5429 Lyndon B. Johnson Frwy. Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75240-2617.
Dallas Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes, 9400 N. Central Expressway, #1201, Dallas, TX 75231.
‘Doctor, I am afraid to die.
tell me what lies on the other side.’
Very quietly, the doctor said, ‘I don’t know.’
‘You don’t know? You, a Christian man,
do not know what is on the other side?’
The doctor was holding the handle of the door.
On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining.
and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
‘Did you notice my dog?
He’s never been in this room before.
He didn’t know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
But I do know one thing…
I know My Master is there and that is enough.’
Mildred “Millie” Hall McDonald, 73, of Paris, passed away Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.
A daughter was born to Charlie & Maggie Burkeen Hall in Paris on Sept. 13, 1943. They named her Mildred Ann, later to be called Millie. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Bro. Noel Bailey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Her cremated remains will be scattered at a private family service at a later date.
Mille was preceded in death by her husband, Lee McDonald, whom she married on June 13, 1992, in Paris. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Eugene, Jack and George Hall, sister, Audria “Sally” Talley, sisters-in-law, Evelyn, Jackie and Vickie Hall, and brothers-in-law, George Stevens and Clifford Talley.
Survivors include her precious daughter, Terri Ann Grace Newman and husband Mitch, grandson, Kevin Wayne Porterfield, granddaughter, Ashley Leann Merritt, and great grandchildren, Matalynn Brook Porterfield and Hayden Cole Townson all of Paris. She shared a special bond with her sisters. Surviving are Ruby Stevens, Juanita McMillan, Evelyn & Husband John Lowrance, Mary & husband Charles Ferguson, and brother, Bobby Hall & mate Pam. She had a special place in her heart for her nieces, Sue Prihoda, Sharon Roebuck, Tammie Brunson, Pam Burton, Darlene Goforth, Karan Smith, Lisa Smith, Sherry Traywick, Tonya Lowrance and Debbie Ferguson and her nephews, Steve Hall, Richard Hall, Eddie Hall, Gary Hall, Charlie Hall, Danny Hall, Todd McMillan, Randy Threet, Rodney Lowrance, Johnny Lowrance and Chuck Ferguson. Also surviving are twenty great nephews, twenty-two great nieces, and her fourth generation cousins that were like brothers and sisters to her. Millie was blessed with life-long and very special friends, Linda, Pat, Peggy and Claudia and her fishing companions Neal and E.T. Bass. Her friend Peggy was instrumental in getting Millie baptized at the Reno Church of Christ. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Pam for the wonderful care given Millie during her last months.
Millie attended Petty Elementary, West Lamar and Amarillo High Schools and Paris Junior College, She was previously employed as a veterinarian technician under Dr. John Foster at the Animal Hospital of Paris, worked in the computer room at Campbell Soup Company, and for the City of Paris as a Code Enforcement and Environmental Investigator.
Millie believed strongly in the value and importance of contributing to her community. She served on the Paris City Council for six years, serving as Mayor Pro Tem her last year on the council. The one accomplishment for which she was most proud was her part in getting the Oak Park walking track and play ground on Bonham Street. Other contributions to the community included serving on the City Planning & Zoning Commission, the Animal Advisory Board, Ark-Tex Council of Government Executive Board, Board of Directors for Keep Paris Beautiful, Lamar County Humane Association, and Paris Rodeo and Horse Club. She was appointed by Texas Governor Ann Richards to serve on the Board of Directors of the Texas Community Block Grant Development Program in Austin, Texas. She was a past member of the Code Enforcement Association of Texas, Texas Environmental Law Enforcement Association, Ark-Tex Council of Governments Solid Waste Committee, and Elks Lodge. She was active in an archeology dig site in Hugo, OK.
After retirement, Millie spent most of her summers fishing and camping, passions that she inherited at an early age from her father. She was known well among her angling buddies for all her trot-line catches at Pat Mayse Lake. Her life-long love of animals kept her busy rescuing and finding homes for them.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Michael Malone, George Fisher, John Bell, Eric Clifford, Alan Boyd, Rondie Williams, and Kevin Gray, all of whom served with her on the Paris City Council.
In lieu of flowers, Millie requested a donation be made to any of these worthy causes:
Lamar County Humane Association, P. O. Box 8, Paris, Texas 75461.
Paris Public Library, 326 S. Main St., Paris, TX 75460.
The Kidney Foundation, 5429 Lyndon B. Johnson Frwy. Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75240-2617.
Dallas Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes, 9400 N. Central Expressway, #1201, Dallas, TX 75231.
‘Doctor, I am afraid to die.
tell me what lies on the other side.’
Very quietly, the doctor said, ‘I don’t know.’
‘You don’t know? You, a Christian man,
do not know what is on the other side?’
The doctor was holding the handle of the door.
On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining.
and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
‘Did you notice my dog?
He’s never been in this room before.
He didn’t know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
But I do know one thing…
I know My Master is there and that is enough.’
A daughter was born to Charlie & Maggie Burkeen Hall in Paris on Sept. 13, 1943. They named her Mildred Ann, later to be called Millie. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Bro. Noel Bailey officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Her cremated remains will be scattered at a private family service at a later date.
Mille was preceded in death by her husband, Lee McDonald, whom she married on June 13, 1992, in Paris. She was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Eugene, Jack and George Hall, sister, Audria “Sally” Talley, sisters-in-law, Evelyn, Jackie and Vickie Hall, and brothers-in-law, George Stevens and Clifford Talley.
Survivors include her precious daughter, Terri Ann Grace Newman and husband Mitch, grandson, Kevin Wayne Porterfield, granddaughter, Ashley Leann Merritt, and great grandchildren, Matalynn Brook Porterfield and Hayden Cole Townson all of Paris. She shared a special bond with her sisters. Surviving are Ruby Stevens, Juanita McMillan, Evelyn & Husband John Lowrance, Mary & husband Charles Ferguson, and brother, Bobby Hall & mate Pam. She had a special place in her heart for her nieces, Sue Prihoda, Sharon Roebuck, Tammie Brunson, Pam Burton, Darlene Goforth, Karan Smith, Lisa Smith, Sherry Traywick, Tonya Lowrance and Debbie Ferguson and her nephews, Steve Hall, Richard Hall, Eddie Hall, Gary Hall, Charlie Hall, Danny Hall, Todd McMillan, Randy Threet, Rodney Lowrance, Johnny Lowrance and Chuck Ferguson. Also surviving are twenty great nephews, twenty-two great nieces, and her fourth generation cousins that were like brothers and sisters to her. Millie was blessed with life-long and very special friends, Linda, Pat, Peggy and Claudia and her fishing companions Neal and E.T. Bass. Her friend Peggy was instrumental in getting Millie baptized at the Reno Church of Christ. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Pam for the wonderful care given Millie during her last months.
Millie attended Petty Elementary, West Lamar and Amarillo High Schools and Paris Junior College, She was previously employed as a veterinarian technician under Dr. John Foster at the Animal Hospital of Paris, worked in the computer room at Campbell Soup Company, and for the City of Paris as a Code Enforcement and Environmental Investigator.
Millie believed strongly in the value and importance of contributing to her community. She served on the Paris City Council for six years, serving as Mayor Pro Tem her last year on the council. The one accomplishment for which she was most proud was her part in getting the Oak Park walking track and play ground on Bonham Street. Other contributions to the community included serving on the City Planning & Zoning Commission, the Animal Advisory Board, Ark-Tex Council of Government Executive Board, Board of Directors for Keep Paris Beautiful, Lamar County Humane Association, and Paris Rodeo and Horse Club. She was appointed by Texas Governor Ann Richards to serve on the Board of Directors of the Texas Community Block Grant Development Program in Austin, Texas. She was a past member of the Code Enforcement Association of Texas, Texas Environmental Law Enforcement Association, Ark-Tex Council of Governments Solid Waste Committee, and Elks Lodge. She was active in an archeology dig site in Hugo, OK.
After retirement, Millie spent most of her summers fishing and camping, passions that she inherited at an early age from her father. She was known well among her angling buddies for all her trot-line catches at Pat Mayse Lake. Her life-long love of animals kept her busy rescuing and finding homes for them.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Michael Malone, George Fisher, John Bell, Eric Clifford, Alan Boyd, Rondie Williams, and Kevin Gray, all of whom served with her on the Paris City Council.
In lieu of flowers, Millie requested a donation be made to any of these worthy causes:
Lamar County Humane Association, P. O. Box 8, Paris, Texas 75461.
Paris Public Library, 326 S. Main St., Paris, TX 75460.
The Kidney Foundation, 5429 Lyndon B. Johnson Frwy. Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75240-2617.
Dallas Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes, 9400 N. Central Expressway, #1201, Dallas, TX 75231.
‘Doctor, I am afraid to die.
tell me what lies on the other side.’
Very quietly, the doctor said, ‘I don’t know.’
‘You don’t know? You, a Christian man,
do not know what is on the other side?’
The doctor was holding the handle of the door.
On the other side came a sound of scratching and whining.
and as he opened the door, a dog sprang into the room
and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said,
‘Did you notice my dog?
He’s never been in this room before.
He didn’t know what was inside.
He knew nothing except that his master was here,
and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear.
I know little of what is on the other side of death,
But I do know one thing…
I know My Master is there and that is enough.’
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