St. Clair County Obits

KATHLEEN JOSEPH MCDONALD

Clinton Daily Democrat
September 1998
Kathleen McDonald, daughter of David Stanley and Lilly (Gilmore) Joseph, was born June 21, 1912, in Deer, Arkansas. She died September 16, 1998, at the Westwood Nursing Center in Clinton, at 86 years of age. Kathleen spent her early years in Newark, New Jersey, where she was employed by the Newark Athletic Club. She also lived in New Mexico where she worked at Fred Harvey's Restaurant. Most of her life was spent in the Appleton City area where she was a livestock farmer, cook and hospital caregiver. Kathleen was a member of the Elm Spring Baptist Church in Elm. She was a very courageous woman who was dedicated to her family and had a great sense of humor. She was a very caring person who loved the country life. Kathleen was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, John Kyle and Lewis Joseph, and three sisters, Edith May Schaaf, Anice Harris and Josephine Benson. Survivors include one son, Lane McDonald of Cardiff, California; two daughters, Joe Ann Bray of Kansas City and Lila Catherall of Olathe, Kansas; one brother, Jack Joseph of Tacoma, Washington; one sister, Lillian Cochran of Atchison, Kansas; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were at Hill & Son Funeral Home, Appleton City, on Saturday, September 19, at 2 p.m. Rev. Jan Schnepf officiated. Pallbearers were Dennis Bray, Chance Bray, Bret Bray, David Catherall, Terry Joe Bray and Liam Catherall. Burial was in Meyers Cemetery, Rockville.