Willadean Martin McDonald, age 90, of Sulligent, AL, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at NMMC-Gilmore in Amory, MS. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 16, 2025 at 2:00pm from the Otts Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Olive Hill Cemetery in Beaverton, AL. Bro. Ricky Kendrick and Bro. Billy Wilson to officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home prior to the funeral service from 1:00pm until 2:00pm.
Pallbearers: Jeffrey McDonald, Johnathan McDonald, Jeremy McDonald, Michael Webb, Larry McDonald, and Cain Dove
Dean was born on March 7, 1935 in Nauvoo, AL to the late Ralph Martin and the late Ethel Gardner Martin. She graduated from Walker County Schools. Dean later earned her nursing degree and worked as an LPN, which she retired from after working at Guin Hospital and Sunset Manor Nursing Home. She loved reading her Bible and was known to be a very proud and knowledgeable Bible scholar. Her kind and loving heart will always be cherished and greatly missed. Dean was a member of Life Church in Beaverton, AL.
Survived By:
Sons: Donny McDonald (Donna), Sulligent, AL
Robin McDonald (Brenda), Laupahoehoe, HI
Sisters: Nancy Berryhill, Gaffney, SC,
Jo Wilson (Billy), Blue Ridge, TX
Becky Garrison (Randy), Guin, AL
Nina Webb (Michael), Winfield, AL
Grandchildren: Johnathan McDonald,
Stephanie Villa (Hector), Jeremy McDonald,
Jeffrey McDonald (Cara), Joshua McDonald (Jessica),
and Melissa Tapang (Shawn)
Great Grandchildren: 16
Preceded In Death By:
Parents: Ralph and Ethel Martin
Husbands: Cecil McDonald and James O. “Shammie” McDonald
Sons: Mark McDonald and Steve McDonald
Brother: Bobby Martin
Sister: Wanda Pope
