Earl: Thanks for the obit. Rebecca --- "Earl L. Jones" <earlj@leaco.net> wrote: > Hello Rebecca Ramsey, Brandon, etal > > I am not trying to butt in, however, I may have some > important information > for the McDonald family researchers.... > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Obituary from the Hobbs New-Sun * Wednesday, March > 9, 2005 > > Max McDonald > > Max E. McDonald, a forty two year resident of > Tatum, died at age 75 on > March 3, 2005, following a short illness due to an > inoperable brain tumor. > Born in Pittsburg, Kansas, in 1929, he loved > the outdoors, especially > hunting a fishing. > Max served as an infantry mechanic in Korea. > He returned to Oklahoma > to wed Doris McCombie in 1954. In 1957 Max and > Doris moved to Creede, > Colorado, near the headwaters of the Rio Grande, > with their young daughters > Chris and Susan. > Max made his living as a Colorado fishing and > hunting tour guide, > Little Squaw summer resort manager, and as a > gunsmith. In 1963 the family > moved to Tatum, New Mexico. Over the years, Max was > a gun trader, gunsmith, > police chief, and a machinist-electrician rebuilding > oilfield magnetos. > Max was a Master Mason and member of Montezuma > Lodge No. 1 of Santa Fe. > Max is survived by his 95 year-old mother, > Clara King McDonald, of Ada, > Oklahoma; his wife, Doris McDonald; his daughter > Chris McDonald Vogel and > son-in-law Daryl Vogel of Washington state and their > children, Taylor, > Daryl, Breanna and Makayla; his daughter Susan > Moore and son-in-law Richard > Moore of Santa Fe, New Mexico; his sisters Billie > Brewer and Donna Wilbert; > and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in > death by his father, > Max M. McDonald, and his sister Delores McDonald. > A graveside service will be held at Tatum > Cemetery on Saturday, March > 12, 2005, at 1:00 p.m. A photo memorial and > celebration of his life will > follow in the evening. Friends and family are also > encouraged to > participate in sharing memories in writing via > e-mail: > MaxMcDonaldMemories@yahoo.com. > Max requested that memorial contributions be > generously gifted to your > own recreation fund, noting that life should be > spent doing what you most > enjoy. Live fully, one day at a time! > ________________________________________________________________ > > This writer Earl L. Jones, E-mail earlj@leaco.net & > website > www.earljones.net has been very good friends with > this family for over 35 > years. Max & Doris were also friends with many of > my own families of > Coffey, Deaton, etc. up in Ada, Oklahoma. > > If anyone needs a copy of the obituary with the > picture of Max I have it and > will be most happy to share. > > Earl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rebecca Ramsey" <okrnramsey@sbcglobal.net> > To: <OKPONTOT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 2:22 PM > Subject: Re: [OKPONTOT] Homer "Mac" McDonald > > > > Yes, please post the obit for Home McDonald. I > have > > some McDonald's in my family tree that settled > here in > > Oklahoma. > > > > Rebecca > > okrnramsey@sbcglobal.net > > > > > > --- Woofford723@aol.com wrote: > >> I was very surprised to see an obit. for Homer > "Mac" > >> McDonald today in our > >> California newspaper; born in Center, Oklahoma. > (My > >> grandma remembers him from > >> 1940s Center! Didn't know any Centerians except > my > >> grandma lived here.) Should > >> I post it? > >> > >> Brandon in California > >> > >> > >> ==== OKPONTOT Mailing List ==== > >> ListOwners: > >> Peggy Atwood PeggySAtwood@aol.com > >> Sharon Crawford okbits@cox.net > >> > >> ============================== > >> Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. > Search > >> not only for > >> ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >> > >> > > > > > > ==== OKPONTOT Mailing List ==== > > ListOwners: > > Peggy Atwood PeggySAtwood@aol.com > > Sharon Crawford okbits@cox.net > > > > > > > ==== OKPONTOT Mailing List ==== > Need A Blank Form To Send For An Oklahoma > Death/Birth Certificate? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/certificates.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/birth.htm > >