Janice Marie McDonald, 84, of West, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at her home surrounded by family.
Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 30, at Lake Shore Funeral Home. Visitation will follow the service.
A private cremation service is planned for family.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father; her first husband, David Kenneth Sr, and later by her second husband, John McDonald,; daughter, Narvella Turner; grandson, Jason Forsythe; and sisters, Norma Hightower and Earlien Boyles.
She was born a Catholic and later converted to non denomination. She attend the Gerald Church in Leroy.
Janice was born September 9, 1936 in West to Benjamin and Louise Cox. She was a Christian and attended school in West at St Mary’s until the 8th grade when she moved to West ISD. She became widowed in January of 1967 and later married John McDonald. She retired from Ritten House Paper company.
Janice spent most of her time working and taking care of her family and dogs. In her early years she spent a lot of time sky diving, riding motorcycles and traveling to the coast. She also enjoyed cooking and reading and loved a good challenge with puzzles. She spent many weekends garage selling with friends and family.
She is survived by her daughter, Marcella Jewell; son, David Gillespie Jr and wife, Tammie, (Johna Therral and husband, Jim, Meredith Furguson and husband Merton); grandchildren, KaShawna Nelson and husband, Larry, David Gillespie III and wife, Candace, Matthew Gillespie, Jerry Newland and Shawn Turner; and many great-grandchildren, extended family and three spoiled rotten dogs.
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Place of Service: Lake Shore Funeral Home , 5201 Steinbeck Bend; Waco, TX 76708
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You will be dearly missed Granny….you have many people that will continue your legacy and cherish your memories forever. We love you! ❤️
Thank you for your sweet prayers and thoughts.
Marice and family, I am sorry for y’all loss. I know y’all will miss Jan very much. I will keep your family in my prayers. If u need anything just let me know. K. Love u much❤ 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for your prayers
We enjoyed our time with Jan. She was fun to be around. We teased her about her love of chocolate. She will be missed. Our deepest sympathies to her family.
Thank you for reaching out to our family.
So sorry for the loss of an amazing woman. I spent time with her slot in my younger days. She is at peace and no pain now. Love to family and many prayers.
Thank you for sending us a sweet message. Your kindness has always been greatly appreciated by all.
Sympathy and prayers for the family of Jan McDonald. We have missed Jan at St. Paul’s and especially at the Women’s Guild meetings. We know that she is with her loving Father in heaven.
We will always miss visiting Jan and John, and her fried shrimp lunch that was so good! Our thoughts go out to her family. We will miss her.