Birth date: Sep 6, 1934 Death date: Jul 23, 2025
Mary Jean McDonald, a faithful servant of the Lord, entered into eternal rest on July 23rd, 2025, in Hendersonville, TN. Born on September 6th,1934, in Lafayette, TN, Mary's life was a testament to unwavering faith, enduring love, Read Obituary
Mrs. McDonald and I went to TJ Max in 2022. She wanted a jacket and saw this on the rack. I asked her to try it on, but she said it would fit her. I was skeptical, but after purchasing it, she put it on and it fit perfectly. We went out to lunch at Longhorn afterwards.
The only wedding gift I remember receiving is this pizza cutter from Mrs. McDonald. She gave it to me in 1988 and I treasure it! I think about her every time I use it, which is often. She was so special. I miss her.
Mackenzie Holley lit a candle in memory of Mary McDonald
Who didn’t love grandmama?! One of the sweetest souls on Earth! She wanted to help everyone and had the most genuine loving smile. She was so the best at being a great grandmother to her Tyson Lee & my heart is full he got to have her for 13 years!
We will miss you Grandmama! 💕
This photo was taken at my wedding last October. For those of you who don’t know me, I’m grandmamas youngest grandchild, Anna Lee. My best memories of her include having sleepovers with her when I was little at her house in Madison. She would make the best chicken tenders and PaPa would cook breakfast. She would take me shopping and buy me “a piece of clothing”. We also loved going to TJ maxx and the mall together. She loved handbags! She also loved yard sales and would try to get them down to a quarter! lol. One of the funniest memories I have is her telling me that the stuff at one of the yard sales looked like it came over from the mayflower. We loved breakfast together at the Cracker Barrel, lunch at red lobster and Longhorn. We loved to just have coffee and talk when I got older. She was also great listener, and when I know she was going through so much in her life, she was worried about me and wanted to know about my life. She was so proud to see me get married last year and she loved Jason, my husband, so much. She loved the titans and could talk to it better than me! I could go on and on. Most importantly, she loved her family, her friends, and God. She will be missed by all but I will see her again someday.
Grandmama’s 90th birthday party last year.
I knew Mrs McDonald while growing up in Madison, and going to school with Kathy and Marty. My older bother Kenneth Mitchell just passed on the same day and is also at Spring Hill. Mrs McDonald was always a sweet lady to the kids and very active in the PTA at Chadwell. Rest in peace.
I have been thinking a lot about Mary. I have known Mary since the early 90s and I have loved her like a mother and been her BFF for many years. I have so many fond memories of her and all of the fun that we’ve had over the years, all of the joy, laughter, tears, and fellowship. I could write a book about our relationship together. Some of the most special times I had with her was church time, homecoming, and one time we went to Camden Tennessee to visit one of our former pastors. We use to dance the night away at old Hickory Towers, every Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday night. we would go out to eat after church, I would go there early in the morning and bring donuts or cake and she would make fresh coffee every morning for me and we would just sit and talk about life and we would solve the problems of the world every time we got together lol…
She was one of the most genuine people I’ve ever encountered, and it was no secret to anybody that she was my favorite. She loved our Lord so much. She would write me letters and I would receive them in the mail. She would always get me some type of birthday or Christmas gift and she would always remember me in her prayers.She loved her children more than life . We spoke about the children all the time and the grandchildren had a big grip on her heart. She always wanted to make sure that everybody was OK. She always put herself second ,third or fourth and put everyone else in front of her. i’m so glad that we got to celebrate her 90th birthday this past September. I know that she is finally at peace and I know that one day as Christian we will see her again. Might I add that she was always dressed to the nines… She always loved to wear red and she always wanted to make sure that everything matched, she always smelled good, always clean, neat hair and well groomed and had that pretty keyboard smile.
*MARY I love you so much and I will see you on the other side one day until that day comes you go rest on that mountain sweet friend.I will remember you all the days of my life ..Love Angie
One of my best memories of Mary was just knowing the type of person she was. A loving, generous caring person who made sure to tell you that she loved you every day. I’m gonna miss her. They play and I’m sure many other people will. You could do nothing but love her.
