Jessie MacDonald passed away on Wednesday, June 3 at her home. Born in Boston, MA on 8 March 1936 in Jamaica Plain to Phillip and Annie MacKenzie, she graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and attended Gordon College in Boston. She married John Allan F. MacDonald on 28 April 1956 in the Scotch Presbyterian Church in downtown Boston, where they attended since childhood. She is the mother of, Cathy-Joan Palmer (Chris) of Cambridge, England, Herb MacDonald (Jennifer) of Myrtle Beach, SC, Stuart MacDonald of Lothian, MD and Gordon MacDonald (Jackie) of Calvert County, MD. She is grandmother to Laura J. Palmer, Carolyn Palmer and David Palmer, all living in Cambridge, England, and Kameron MacDonald, who lives in Myrtle Beach, SC. Also surviving are brothers Frank and Warren MacKenzie, and a sister Joan MacLeod. She was preceded in death by brothers Hugh and Larry MacKenzie.

She was an educator who taught kindergarten through fifth grade both in Fayetteville, NC and in Anne Arundel County, MD, until she retired in 1998. She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Lothian since 1987, where she was active in Bell Choir, Monday Ladies Bible Study, and preparing children’s meals during summers. An active board member of His Kids Preschool since its beginning, and along with her husband, she also helped to support several Missionary families serving in foreign lands who have home bases both in England and the United States. She and her husband (retired military), enjoyed traveling overseas to visit family and friends and frequently returning to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada-their parent’s birth place. She loved all things Scottish, was a great cook, and a wonderful friend, who loved the Lord Jesus Christ and serving Him. She so wonderfully touched many lives, providing a great legacy for everyone especially children.