Anna Mae McDonald

Anna Mae McDonald, 87, of West Liberty, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, at the Green Hills Retirement Community in West Liberty, Ohio.

She was born in Maplewood on January 3, 1921, a daughter of the late Omer W. and Loretta E. Enoch Clinehens.

On February 28, 1947, she married Eugene McDonald in Bellefontaine, Ohio, and he died May 2, 1997. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Overly.

Survivors include a son, Gary Eugene (Cheryl) McDonald of Sidney, Ohio; a daughter, Lisa Yvonne Cox of Albany, Georgia; special niece, Peggy (Bill) Gay of Bellefontaine; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Treva Fanaff of Bellefontaine.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bellefontaine, the Christian Women’s Club and the Red Hat Society at Green Hills. In Bradenton, and Pinellas Park, Florida, where she and her husband resided for 37 years, she owned and operated Ann’s Poodle House Salon.

Rev. Ed Beale will conduct the funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2008, at the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine, where calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Interment is in Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. Condolences may be expressed at eichholtz@embarqmail.com