Elinor Mcbride Mcdonald

Mrs. Elinor McBride McDonald, age 94, of North Brown Street in Oconee, passed away peacefully at her residence, the home where she was born, Sunday, June 26, 2022.  A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Wednesday, June 29 ^th at 11:00 a.m. at the McDonald Home, on N. Brown Street, Oconee. Barry Clanton and Tom Howard will officiate.  Mrs. McDonald's grandsons, grandsons-in-law and great-grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends following the service at home.

Elinor McBride McDonald, “Ma-Ma”, was born April 27, 1928, in Oconee, to the late Thomas Youngblood McBride and the late Annie Lou Graybill McBride.  Elinor was the youngest of seven children. She attended school in Oconee and graduated from Tennille High School. She was an outstanding basketball player and played on the varsity team in grades seven through eleven. Ma-Ma met her husband, the late John Y. McDonald, Sr. in June 1947, when he was working with the county, just up the road from her house. They married the following year.  Ma-Ma & Pa-Pa moved to Macon for a short time. She was homesick and told John she didn’t know if she could live away from home and he told her he didn’t know if he could make groceries.  They soon moved back to Oconee, into the home place with her Momma and Daddy. She and John began their family and raised five children. Ma-Ma loved being outdoors, raking yards, and raising her children and grandchildren. Family and friends were always welcomed at Ma-Ma’s. The time spent with them was precious and dear to her. Elinor and John were faithful members of Antioch Christian Church in Oconee and raised their five children to follow in their footsteps.

Elinor is preceded in death by her husband, John Y. McDonald, Sr. and son-in-law, David Brantley. Elinor is survived by her children; Melanie (Aaron) Youngblood of Oconee, Johnny (Joan) McDonald of Oconee, Jorie (David) Brantley of Oconee, Monti (Jeff) Webb of Wrightsville and William (Rebecca) McDonald of Oconee; grandchildren, Amanda (Daniel) Collins of Oconee, Mary Elinor (Bryan) Hodges of Oconee, John (Christina) McDonald, III of Tennille, Elijah (Paige) Brantley of Dublin, Mollie (Dillon) Douglas of Chauncey, Julie (Dylan) Pettis of Wrightsville, Ashlyn (Daniel) Dixon of Wrightsville, John Holton Webb and Clara Webb of Wrightsville, Annie Blye (Judah) Hartman of Macon, Ella Will McDonald, Emily Joe McDonald of Sandersville, Nicholas Brantley of Oconee; and great grandchildren, Graybill Collins, Tucker Collins, JT Hodges, Caroline Hodges, Mac Hodges, Evan Lambros, Eli Lambros, Ava McDonald, Sophie McDonald, Ian Brantley, Linza Pettis, Elinor Pettis, Jaylan Dixon, and Allyson Dixon.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Antioch Christian Church, P O Box 40, Oconee Ga. 31067 or your favorite charity.

May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements. Send a condolence by visiting www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com .