"Flora and Howard were wonderful neighbors. Our sympathy to her family."
In loving memory of
Flora Ann McDonald
July 16, 1928 - September 11, 2012
Wickenburg, Arizona, resident Flora Ann McDonald returned to her Lord September 11, 2012.
Flora was born July 16, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri, the only child of Lester and Bessie Perrey of Birmingham, Missouri. She attended North Kansas City High School.
During her stint as an Air Force wife, she traveled across the country, living in California, Colorado, and Georgia. Flora worked as a bookkeeper and homemaker while raising two children. After a fifteen year position as an executive secretary, retired from Sears in 1983. At that time she met and married Howard McDonald, and relocated to his farm outside Maquoketa, Iowa. She enjoyed the rural life, including many cats, "barn," "working," or otherwise. Retirement allowed Flora to travel the West and Midwest to visit friends and relatives.
After losing Howard in 2002, she moved to Cameron, Missouri. She relocated to Wickenburg in 2010, where she enjoyed two sunny years. She found her health and mobility improved as she took morning walks each day, taking to the heat better than some natives. She enjoyed her cat, Peanut, reading, music, shopping, attending Calvary Baptist Church, and a good steak.
Her strong faith, strength of character and generous heart touched all who knew her.
Flora is survived by her son Michael R. Gover of Cameron, Missouri; her daughter Donna D. Drake (Daryl) of Wickenburg, Arizona; grandsons Seth R. Gover (Morgan) of Stuttgart, Germany, Adam R. Gover of Cameron, Missouri, and Colin M. Whiting of Riverside, California; Great-grandchildren Tristan, Sadie, Addie, and Talon. She was blessed with "extra" daughters, Dixie Karabin and Lynn Snowden, as well as loving family and friends all over the country.
She will be missed by many.
Graveside services and burial will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, October 26, 2012, from the Elwood, Iowa Cemetery.
The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is assisting the family locally.
Tributes
"Flora was your best dream of a good neighbor. Everyone in the neighborhood loved her. Her husband, Lynn (Howard) had lived by us as long as we had been here on the farm. When he married Flora, we found out how wonderful a Christian lady she was. When Howard died we were soon very saddened that Flora was leaving our area. I saw her once after she had moved away. We had a good conversation. Her life was an examplle for all of us to follow. My sincerest sympathies to her family. I feel she is back home again, being buried in the Elwood Cemetery. I drive past there every day on my way to work. "
"Flora's mom was a resident of Crestridge for around 3 years while I was Adm. there. We had some great visits over the years. Then I ended up in Arizona in Wickenburg when I retired and she lived just down the street from us. We had some lunches together and great visits. Flora was a happy contented person who was very much a lady.....and lots of fun!! She will be missed."
"Flora was a wonderful warm, Christian southern lady. We had many visits about her love of flowers, she was a joy to be with. she will be missed on this earth."