Raymond Watkins McDonald

Raymond Watkins McDonald obituary, Athens, GA

Raymond Watkins McDonald

Raymond McDonald Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 16, 2024.
Athens - Raymond Watkins McDonald, age 94, of Athens, GA, passed from this life on Monday, May 13, 2024.

Viewing and visitation will be on Sunday, May 19, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, GA. A service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 20, at Bernstein Funeral Home, with interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth Harriet Watkins McDonald and Ray Henry Hampton McDonald; his wife of 47 years, Delores Lee Hayes McDonald; and his second wife, Lillian West McDonald.

Survivors include his sister, Janis (Tony) McCambridge of Lewiston, CO; his daughters: Tracy Molnar and Betsy (Kevin) Weinrich; grandchildren: Tyler Craig, Ryan Craig, Chelsea (Brandon) Carter, Julia Weinrich (Jeremy Hall), and Noah (Danielle) Weinrich; and great-grandchildren: Kenedi Hicks, Thomas Weinrich, Ava Carter, and Sam Carter.

For more, please see https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/athens-ga/raymond-mcdonald-11814705.

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