Marcelle Cochran McDonald

She was the daughter of the late Lewis Y. Cochran Sr. and Rubye Ayers Cochran. Mrs. McDonald was preceded in death by her husband, Harry McCord McDonald Sr. and son, Harry McCord McDonald, Jr. Also by her sisters, Doris C. McDonald, Emma C. Cape and Lou C. Woodall.

Mrs. McDonald was a graduate of Young Harris College and the University of Georgia. She was an elementary school teacher and retired in 1987. She was a member of the Winder First United Methodist Church since 1950 and a past member of the Barrow County Retired Educators Association.

Mrs. McDonald is survived by her daughter; Gail McDonald Greeson (Jon), and son, Dana McDonald (Anita), and by sister, Faye C. Pledger, and brother, Lewis Y. Cochran Jr. (Gail).

Survivors also include five grandchildren; Beverly G. Hemphill (John), Clint Greeson (Christine), Charlie Greeson (Debbie), Katie M. Bowen (James), and Austin McDonald (Sydney); nine great-grandchildren, Cole and Belle Hemphill, Casey and Ethan Willis, Carter and Julianne Greeson, Finley McCord Bowen, and Mason and Rhett McDonald, and Lennon Rose McDonald. Several nieces, nephews, and cousins also survive.

The funeral service to honor and celebrate the life of Mrs. Marcelle Cochran McDonald will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home with Reverend Dave Hinson officiating. Burial will follow the service at Barrow Memorial Gardens. The family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

The family respectfully request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memory of Mrs. McDonald to the Winder First United Methodist Church Chapel Fund at 280 N. Broad Street Winder, GA 30680.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder, is entrusted with the arrangements.