Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....MCDONALD, JAMES M. January 3, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gina Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006026 January 9, 2009, 12:56 pm News Star World - January 09, 2009 JAMES M. "JIMMIE" MCDONALD Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA James M. "Jimmie" McDonald, age 61, of Crestview passed away Saturday morning, January 3, 2009 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Jimmie was born December 19, 1947 in Monroe, Louisiana to Harry and Eloise McDonald. He was raised in Louisiana and attended N.E. Louisiana University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business. Currently, he was attending C.L.S.T. to obtain a ministerial degree. He worked in the insurance industry, performed building maintenance at Abundant Life Church and most recently was employed by Pilot Escort Company, escorting large cargo loads overland. He had been active in his community through the Jaycees and Knights of Pythias, a lifetime member B.A.S.S. He served many years with Little League Baseball in both Louisiana and Florida. Jimmie served as head usher at A.L.C. and also served as usher and greeter at the Family Church in West Monroe, LA. Jimmie was an avid hunter and fisherman, and loved watching cage fighting and science fiction movies. He loved his family dearly and will be deeply missed by them. He was preceded in death by his father Harry, and a brother, Billy. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Dianne McDonald; his children, Mary Margaret McDonald, Denham Springs, LA, J. Michael and Kristie McDonald, Jr., of Navarre, FL, Matthew Isaiah McDonald and Morganne Margaret McDonald, of Crestview; two grandchildren, Shawn Michael McDaniel, Monroe, LA and James Michael McDonald III, Navarre, FL; a great grandchild, Kaden Michael McDaniel, West Monroe, LA. He is also survived by his mother, Eloise Stalk; a sister, Margaret Gayle McDonald and by many friends and hunting buddies. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 10, 2009 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. Visitation will be held Saturday from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe, LA. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ouachita/obits/m/mcdonald2741gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb