Dr. L.W. McDonald 1942-2016

CAMERON - Dr. L.W. “Bill” McDonald, Jr., 73, Cameron, passed away on January 25, 2016.

Dr. McDonald was born on March 22, 1942 in Unionville, Missouri to Dr. L. W. and Valta Irene (Brown) McDonald.

He was a 1960 graduate of Unionville High School, 1963 graduate of Northeast Missouri State University and a 1967 graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. McDonald was a Captain in the United States Army and served as a flight surgeon. 

Dr. McDonald moved to Cameron in December of 1970 and was on Staff at the Cameron Regional Medical Center from January 1, 1971 until retiring September 29, 2014, while serving as Chief of Staff for many years.  He was the Founder and Chairman of the Cameron Regional Medical Center Golf Tournament. Dr. McDonald was a member and on the Board of Trustees of MAOPS, member of AOA, Northwest District Society, Cameron Regional Foundation Board and the Cameron High School Team Doctor for many years.

On February 1, 2003, Dr. L.W. McDonald married Sue Rhoad in Liberty, Missouri.

Survivors: wife, Sue, of the home; step-daughter, Shelby (Kory) Bakken, Wheaton, Illinois; daughter, Leigh (Mark) Goucher, New Haven, Mo.; son, Steve (Amy) McDonald, Kearney, Mo.; daughter, Amy (Kevin) Sprouse, Columbia, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; sister, Beverly Gibson, Tucson, Arizona; three nephews and many friends.

Services: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 28, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Cameron. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday evening at First Baptist Church. Burial: Cameron Memory Gardens, Cameron. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Cameron Regional Medical Center Foundation. Arrangements by Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron, Mo. Online condolences: www.polandthompson.com.

 

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