SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Monday February 11, 1946
JESSE MCDONALD DIES IN ST. PAUL
Leukemia Fatal to Retired Farmer; Ill Three Years
Jesse Clinton McDonald, age sixty-one, widely known retired farmer, died at his home in St. Paul at 7:00 o'clock this morning after an illness of three years. His condition had been serious for the past several months and death was caused by leukemia.
Mr. McDonald had been a farmer in Shelby and Decatur counties the greater part of his life. He retired and moved to St. Paul two years ago. He was born near Westport on August 3, 1884, the son of Stilley and Hannah Ann Small McDonald and was one of a family of 11 children.
On January 3, 1906, he was married to Ethel Mae Jones and they celebrated their 40th anniversary this year. Mrs. McDonald survives with four of five daughters born to the union. Doris Maxine died in infancy and those surviving are Mrs. Leona Cole, of Geneva; Mrs. Bernice Bentley, of Letts; Mrs. Helen Williams, at home, and Mrs. Marjean Alexander, of Indianapolis. Also surviving are four grandchildren, four brothers and one sister, James McDonald, of Idaho; Thomas of California; John of Columbus; Wilbur, of Westport, and Mrs. Anna Filer, of near Madison.
Mr. McDonald was a member of the Milford Masonic lodge and also of the Bethel Separate Baptist Church near St. Paul where funeral services will be held Wednesday with Rev. Louis Eaton, of Illinois, officiating. Burial will be in the Jones cemetery in charge of D. E. Carmony of St. Paul.
Monday February 11, 1946
JESSE MCDONALD DIES IN ST. PAUL
Leukemia Fatal to Retired Farmer; Ill Three Years
Jesse Clinton McDonald, age sixty-one, widely known retired farmer, died at his home in St. Paul at 7:00 o'clock this morning after an illness of three years. His condition had been serious for the past several months and death was caused by leukemia.
Mr. McDonald had been a farmer in Shelby and Decatur counties the greater part of his life. He retired and moved to St. Paul two years ago. He was born near Westport on August 3, 1884, the son of Stilley and Hannah Ann Small McDonald and was one of a family of 11 children.
On January 3, 1906, he was married to Ethel Mae Jones and they celebrated their 40th anniversary this year. Mrs. McDonald survives with four of five daughters born to the union. Doris Maxine died in infancy and those surviving are Mrs. Leona Cole, of Geneva; Mrs. Bernice Bentley, of Letts; Mrs. Helen Williams, at home, and Mrs. Marjean Alexander, of Indianapolis. Also surviving are four grandchildren, four brothers and one sister, James McDonald, of Idaho; Thomas of California; John of Columbus; Wilbur, of Westport, and Mrs. Anna Filer, of near Madison.
Mr. McDonald was a member of the Milford Masonic lodge and also of the Bethel Separate Baptist Church near St. Paul where funeral services will be held Wednesday with Rev. Louis Eaton, of Illinois, officiating. Burial will be in the Jones cemetery in charge of D. E. Carmony of St. Paul.
SHELBYVILLE REPUBLICAN
Monday February 11, 1946
JESSE MCDONALD DIES IN ST. PAUL
Leukemia Fatal to Retired Farmer; Ill Three Years
Jesse Clinton McDonald, age sixty-one, widely known retired farmer, died at his home in St. Paul at 7:00 o'clock this morning after an illness of three years. His condition had been serious for the past several months and death was caused by leukemia.
Mr. McDonald had been a farmer in Shelby and Decatur counties the greater part of his life. He retired and moved to St. Paul two years ago. He was born near Westport on August 3, 1884, the son of Stilley and Hannah Ann Small McDonald and was one of a family of 11 children.
On January 3, 1906, he was married to Ethel Mae Jones and they celebrated their 40th anniversary this year. Mrs. McDonald survives with four of five daughters born to the union. Doris Maxine died in infancy and those surviving are Mrs. Leona Cole, of Geneva; Mrs. Bernice Bentley, of Letts; Mrs. Helen Williams, at home, and Mrs. Marjean Alexander, of Indianapolis. Also surviving are four grandchildren, four brothers and one sister, James McDonald, of Idaho; Thomas of California; John of Columbus; Wilbur, of Westport, and Mrs. Anna Filer, of near Madison.
Mr. McDonald was a member of the Milford Masonic lodge and also of the Bethel Separate Baptist Church near St. Paul where funeral services will be held Wednesday with Rev. Louis Eaton, of Illinois, officiating. Burial will be in the Jones cemetery in charge of D. E. Carmony of St. Paul.
Monday February 11, 1946
JESSE MCDONALD DIES IN ST. PAUL
Leukemia Fatal to Retired Farmer; Ill Three Years
Jesse Clinton McDonald, age sixty-one, widely known retired farmer, died at his home in St. Paul at 7:00 o'clock this morning after an illness of three years. His condition had been serious for the past several months and death was caused by leukemia.
Mr. McDonald had been a farmer in Shelby and Decatur counties the greater part of his life. He retired and moved to St. Paul two years ago. He was born near Westport on August 3, 1884, the son of Stilley and Hannah Ann Small McDonald and was one of a family of 11 children.
On January 3, 1906, he was married to Ethel Mae Jones and they celebrated their 40th anniversary this year. Mrs. McDonald survives with four of five daughters born to the union. Doris Maxine died in infancy and those surviving are Mrs. Leona Cole, of Geneva; Mrs. Bernice Bentley, of Letts; Mrs. Helen Williams, at home, and Mrs. Marjean Alexander, of Indianapolis. Also surviving are four grandchildren, four brothers and one sister, James McDonald, of Idaho; Thomas of California; John of Columbus; Wilbur, of Westport, and Mrs. Anna Filer, of near Madison.
Mr. McDonald was a member of the Milford Masonic lodge and also of the Bethel Separate Baptist Church near St. Paul where funeral services will be held Wednesday with Rev. Louis Eaton, of Illinois, officiating. Burial will be in the Jones cemetery in charge of D. E. Carmony of St. Paul.
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