FLORENCE -- Margaret M. McLaughlin McDonald, 81, died Wednesday, July 31, 2002 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Waters-Powell Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. McDonald was born Oct. 5, 1920 in Marlboro County, a daughter of the late Martin F. and Mamie Lindsey McLaughlin. She attended Flora McDonald College and was a retired bookkeeper. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She was also a member of the Wildwood Garden Club, the Three Arts Literary Club and was Master Judge Emeritus of the South Carolina State Garden Club. Mrs. McDonald was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Claude C. McDonald, and a daughter, Hilde M. Boswell. Survivors include a daughter, Claudia A. McDonald of Florence; a granddaughter, Hayley A. Ingram of St. Peters, Mo.; a grandson, Jack P. Boswell of Florence; and a sister, Edna McLaughlin of Florence. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.