Mrs. McDonald Called Beyond
Pioneer Of Grande Ronde Valley Dies This Morning – Funeral Monday
Mrs. George W. McDonald, age 62, passed away at the family home in the Pumpkin Ridge district near Summerville early this morning. Mrs. McDonald had been ill but a short time and her death was a sad shock to the community.
She is survived by her husband, George W. McDonald; by two sons, Wesley, of La Grande, and Harley, of Summerville; two daughters, Mrs. Glenn Hug, of Elgin, and Mrs. Clifford McDaniel, of Bend, Oregon; by two brothers, Ira Smith and Ralph Smith, both of Elgin, and by three grandchildren.
Mrs. McDonald is a pioneer of the Grande Ronde valley, having lived at Summerville and Elgin for the past 41 years. She was a member of the Methodist church and the Pleasant Grove grange.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Summerville chapel with Rev. W.H. Hertzog, pastor of the Methodist church, in charge of the services and burial will be in the family plot is Summerville cemetery. Watkins Funeral Service has charge of the arrangements.