Obituary for Donald E. McDearmid
Warner Robins, GA – Donald Eugene McDearmid, 79, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 23, 2022, at his residence. Services celebrating his life will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Burpee-Scott Memorial Chapel & Crematory with interment immediately following at Magnolia Park Cemetery. The visitation for family and friends will be held one hour prior to the services. Dr. Mike Parker will be officiating the services. Flowers are accepted, but any donations please make to The Bridge Church, 2758 U S 41, Fort Valley, GA 31030 in memory of Don.
Don was born on September 15, 1943, in Tulsa, OK to the late Mault T. and Mildred (Childers) McDearmid. He honorably served his country in the United States Air Force. Don was the owner and operator of McDearmid’s Trucking Company. He was a man of great integrity, a protector of his family, and was an exceptional athlete. Don played semi pro baseball and major league softball. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, playing golf, but loved his Alabama Crimson Tide! In his spare time, Don enjoyed being outdoors on his lawnmower and tinkering around with things. He was not a handyman, but he was a master of duct tape and WD-40. Don was a faithful member of The Bridge Church, where he enjoyed the fellowship and worshipping the Lord. He loved his family and was so proud of each one of them. In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by great-grandson, Jace Parsons, two sisters, two brothers, and a nephew.
Left to cherish his memory is his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of fifty-nine years, Frankie (Elkins) McDearmid of Warner Robins, GA; son: Michael McDearmid (Lisa) of Douglas, GA; daughters: Michelle Pope (Brad) of Hawkinsville, GA, and Mandy Tyler (Ron) of Albany, GA; seven grandchildren: Dustin McDearmid (Erin), Kailyn McDearmid, Lauren Neal (Jacob), Chance Pope (Anna Kate), Anna Grace Pope (Hunter Teston), Macey Parsons (Blade), and Maggie Noles; three great-grandchildren: Layne Parsons, Asa McDearmid, and Calum Parsons.
With honor, Burpee-Scott Memorial Chapel & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.
Don was born on September 15, 1943, in Tulsa, OK to the late Mault T. and Mildred (Childers) McDearmid. He honorably served his country in the United States Air Force. Don was the owner and operator of McDearmid’s Trucking Company. He was a man of great integrity, a protector of his family, and was an exceptional athlete. Don played semi pro baseball and major league softball. He enjoyed sports of all kinds, playing golf, but loved his Alabama Crimson Tide! In his spare time, Don enjoyed being outdoors on his lawnmower and tinkering around with things. He was not a handyman, but he was a master of duct tape and WD-40. Don was a faithful member of The Bridge Church, where he enjoyed the fellowship and worshipping the Lord. He loved his family and was so proud of each one of them. In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by great-grandson, Jace Parsons, two sisters, two brothers, and a nephew.
Left to cherish his memory is his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of fifty-nine years, Frankie (Elkins) McDearmid of Warner Robins, GA; son: Michael McDearmid (Lisa) of Douglas, GA; daughters: Michelle Pope (Brad) of Hawkinsville, GA, and Mandy Tyler (Ron) of Albany, GA; seven grandchildren: Dustin McDearmid (Erin), Kailyn McDearmid, Lauren Neal (Jacob), Chance Pope (Anna Kate), Anna Grace Pope (Hunter Teston), Macey Parsons (Blade), and Maggie Noles; three great-grandchildren: Layne Parsons, Asa McDearmid, and Calum Parsons.
With honor, Burpee-Scott Memorial Chapel & Crematory has been entrusted with arrangements.