Joe is survived by seven siblings: Clifford McDonald Jr, Denver, CO, Anne Griffin, Fort Worth, TX, Ellen Goza, Trinity, TX, Margie Rainey, Richardson, TX, Mary Bixler, Dallas, TX, Steve McDonald, Murphy, TX,
Tim McDonald, North Richland Hills, TX. He was preceded in death by his brother John August McDonald, his mother Kathleen Ponath McDonald and his father Clifford Spurgin McDonald.