Reba Valjean McDonald, 64, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Manor Nursing Facility in Poplar Bluff.
Born Jan. 25, 1954 at Poplar Bluff, she was the daughter and sixth child of Ruben and Zomer Ellison McDonald. Reba was their only daughter and their last child.
Reba was a faithful member of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church where she sang in the Choir, was a devoted member of the Women's Missionary Society, worked with the youth and the hospitality committee and worked for years as a volunteer at the South East Missouri Youth Camp. She was a graduate of Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Lavester McDonald, Sr., Bobby Joe McDonald, Vernell McDonald, and Wallace McDonald.
Reba leaves to forever cherish her memory one daughter, Zocara McDonald of Poplar Bluff; three grandsons of which she was truly devoted, Zechariah McDonald, Labryan McDonald, and Brandon McDonald, all of the home; one brother, Colvin (Jane) McDonald of Poplar Bluff; three sisters-in-law, Lucretia McDonald of Blytheville, ark., Joyce McDonald of Poplar Bluff, and Diane McDonald of Hanford, Calif.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Funeral services for Reba will be held on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church at 1 p.m. with burial to follow at Poplar Bluff City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until funeral time on Wednesday.
McDonald-Horne Funeral Directors are in charge of services and arrangements.
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