James R. "Bobby" McDonald

Dateline: McKenzie, TN

Funeral services for James Robert McDonald “Bobby” are Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at Brummitt McKenzie Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until service time. Interment is at Mt Olivet Cemetery. Reverends Trisha and Alan Trull will be the officiants, and Randal Lusk, Casey Drewy, Tommy Berryhill, Marshall Russell, Roger Reed Russel McDonald and Walker Ashley will serve as pallbearers.

Mr. McDonald, 92 years old, died Monday, October 23, 2023 at Arbors Assisted Living in Milan. He was born in Jackson, MI on August 26, 1931 to Milton McDonald and Alice Thompson McDonald Allen. He retired from “The Home Office” Real Estate agency, McKenzie. He is a member of First United Methodist Church, the Senior Men’s Sunday School Class teacher, an insurance salesman, Local Historian, and author for a McKenzie Banner weekly column for many years. He was active in many local endeavors including; Lion’s Club, City Administration, and the Masons.

He is survived by his sons Mark (Kay) McDonald of Atwood and Mike McDonald of Nashville, granddaughters Christie (Leven) Ward, Lori (Matthew) Ashley and Sara Ann McDonald, great grandchildren Hope Cunningham, Randal Lusk, Russel McDonald, Leven Ward, Maria Cunningham, Anna Ward and Walker Ashley.

He is preceded in death by his parents Alice Allen, Milton McDonald, wife Sara McDonald, brother Paul McDonald and sister Blanche McNeil, Daughter in law Juanita (Janie) McDonald and great-grandson Lane Lusk.

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