Funeral Service for Johnny McDonald, 83 of Vinemont, will be Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m., at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Larry Duke officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Mr. McDonald was born October 24, 1939 in Morgan County AL. to William Riston McDonald and Myrtle Ann Sullivan McDonald. He passed away Wednesday June 28, 2023. Mr. McDonald began his career working as a machine operator for Automatic Screw then for Freuhaf. From there until 1992 he was employed by A & E Inc. After working at A & E Inc., Mr. McDonald and his two sons, Johnny Jr. and Jimmy started a business named JM Door Corp. There they all would work side by side until the business sold in 2008. In 1971 Mr. McDonald with wife Rosalie made their dream come true. They purchased a farm in Vinemont, AL. There they had chicken houses where they raised broiler and layers until the year 2000. Along with the chicken business, Mr. McDonald loved to raise, buy, and sell deer. The farm eventually became known as JM Deer Farm. Mr. McDonald loved to hunt. He, his sons, grandsons and son in law gathered many time over the years at their tree stands for a day of hunting, when actually they were having great bonding sessions.
Johnny and his wife Rosalie, who preceded him in death, were married for 63 years. Also preceding him in death were his parents, William Tiston McDonald, and Myrtle Ann Sullivan McDonald; sons, James (Jimmy) McDonald and William R. McDonald Jr.; sister, Janice Dianne Davis; grandson, Jay McDonald; great-grandson, Jack Johnson; great-granddaughter, Jayci Howard Evans’ brother-in-law, Gary Busby; and sister-in-law, Ernestine McDonald.
Survivors include his son, Johnny McDonald (Cheryl); daughters, Cindy Goodwin (Dewayne) and Myra Powell (Pat); daughter in law, Kim McDonald; grandson, Justin McDonald, Colby Murray and Zach Baldwin (Natasha); granddaughters, Jana McDonald, Brittany Evans (Michael) and Jamie Robinson (Larry); great grandchildren-Zoey McDonald, Macey Pritchett, Ava Howard, Landon Robinson, Kevin Baldwin, and Ethan Baldwin; brother, James W. McDonald (Cathy); and sisters, Charlotte Busby, Sandra Miller (Sonny), and Susan Minor (Mike).
Pallbearers will be Mike Minor, Mike Tipton, Joe Pirtle, Johnny Laney, Lindy Hampton, Cody Hampton.
