Extracted from The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Friday, July 10, 1998

McDONALD, ARTIE R.

A resident of Zachary, she died at 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 1998, at Lane Memorial Hospital, Zachary. She was 82 and a native of Winnsboro. Visiting was at Baker Funeral Home, 6401 Groom Road, Baker, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home chapel, 9 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Thumper Miller of Galilee Baptist Church, assisted by the Rev. Kevin Cheatham. Interment in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

Survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Gary W. and Ann McDonald and Richard C. and Patsy McDonald, all of Baker; a sister, Thelma Wall, Shreveport; two brothers, Tom Richardson, Houston, and James Richardson, Baton Rouge; four grandchildren, Karen Ward and Tony McDonald, both of Baker, Tonya Farris, Central, and Doug McDonald, Zachary; and five great-grandchildren, Ash Leigh, Jessica and Aaron Farris, all of Central, Megan Ward and Abbye McDonald, both of Baker.

Preceded in death by husband, W.W. McDonald. Pallbearers will be Ron Farris, Tony and Doug McDonald, Joe Ward, Allen Williams and Bobby Dale Callender. Honorary pallbearers are Jim Richardson and Cliff White. She was a member of Galilee Baptist Church. Memorial donations may be made to Galilee Baptist Church or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.