Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MCDONALD, FELTON O. October 16, 2013
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News Star World - October 17, 2013
FELTON O. MCDONALD

Funeral services will be held for Felton O. McDonald, 86, at the First Baptist 
Church in Homer on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Brian 
Thurman, officiating. Interment will follow at Lisbon Methodist Cemetery, 
Lisbon, LA. The family will receive friends at Rose-Neath Funeral Home on 
Friday from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Mr. McDonald was born Oct. 30, 1926 in Antioch, LA and he entered into rest 
Wednesday, Oct. 16th at his home surrounded by his loving family following a 
lengthy illness. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific 
Theatre before being honorably discharged in 1946. Following his service in 
the armed forces, Felton attended Louisiana Tech University where he received 
a Bachelor of Science from the School of Agriculture and Forestry in 1950. 
This same year, he was also awarded the title of Outstanding Forester by LA 
Tech Foresters. Subsequently, Felton became a widely known and respected 
employee of Bodcaw for thirty years. He stayed with the company for five more 
years after it became International Paper, retiring in 1985. An avid member of 
First Baptist Church in Homer, Felton served as an Active Senior Deacon for 
many years.

Felton was preceded in death by his parents, Jewell Clayton McDonald and 
Fannie Maude Nichols McDonald; also one daughter, Judy Kaye Brooks and two 
sisters and three brothers.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 58 years, Bettye Hightower McDonald of 
Homer; one son, John O. McDonald and wife Sandra Smith McDonald of Monroe; two 
daughters, Sue McDonald Garriga of Colorado Springs, CO and Bettye Gay 
McDonald Creed of Haughton; two sisters, Doris Shelton of Patagonia, AZ and 
Nellie Ruth Hughes of Waterproof, LA; 6 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren 
and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers will be Sidney Smith, Robert Haynes, Nathan Thompson, Bud 
McDonald, Chic Hines, and Jerry Adkins.

Honorary pallbearers will be Perry Booth, Jr., Duane Brown, Britt Synco, Eddie 
Ralph Harmon, Ryan Harmon.

For friends considering memorials honoring Mr. McDonald, his family suggests 
the First Baptist Church of Homer, the American Heart Association , or the 
American Cancer Society .


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