Willa J. McDonald's Obituary
Willa Jean (Lowe) McDonald, 82, entered into our Lord’s House on January 8, 2012. She was born on June 21, 1929 in Fort Mountain, TN. She was a Corporal in the Korean War earning the Korean and United Nation Service Medals. After raising her family she continued servicing our country by becoming a nurse and working at Nashville VA and then retiring from the Butler VA Hospital. She was predeceased by her parents, Fred and Mayme Lowe; sister, Patricia Daugherty; brothers, Charles, Cecil, and Everett Lowe; son-in-law, James Lloyd. She is survived by her son, Francis (Liz) McDonald of Wareham, MA; daughters, Winifred (Joseph) Chesmer of Pulaski, PA and Jean Lloyd of Eustis, FL; grandchildren, Sarah, Brian and Portia McDonald, Joseph, Jr. and Leigh Chesmer and Rene Lloyd; great grandchild, Cheyenne; brother, Clay Lowe of Dayton, OH; sisters, Sarah Lowe and Mary Vance of Chapmanville, WV; several nieces and nephews.The family would like to thank Dr. Baskar for her care and compassion through the years and would like to thank the entire staff at Ruleme Center for their care and love. We would also like to thank her special friends at Ruleme, Richard, Keith, Mac and John, who were always there for her. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made in her name to your local DAV (Disabled American Veterans).Interment will be held at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, 226 East Burleigh Boulevard, Tavares, FL. Please leave an online condolence at www.SteversonHamlinHilbish.com
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