(Submitted by Mike Pruitt on 16 May 2006)

Mexia Daily News Obituary Notice dated July 19, 1956:
[Death date: Jul 19, 1956]

Cecil McDonald

Cecil McDonald, 56, a resident of Limestone County for the past 37 years, died
early today at his home in the Shiloh community. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 at the Shiloh Baptist Chrch with the Rev. John
Douglas, pastor of the Northside Baptist Church, and the Rev. W.R. Dillard,
officaiting. Burial will be in the Shiloh cemetery with the Riddle Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will be C.E. Vickers, Bill Speights,
J.R. Van Winkle, W.D. Hancock, J.B. East, and W.E. Morgan. Mr. McDonald was
born in Freestone county on Oct. 7, 1899. He was a farmer and a member of the
Baptist church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Susie McDonald; two sons,
Cecil McDonald Jr. and Billie McDonald, Mexia; two daughters, Mrs. Melvin
Campbell, Mexia, and Mrs. Leonard Lock, Houston, and six grandchildren. Also
surviving are two half-brothers, Bob Dunn, Currie and Arthur Dunn, Lubbock.