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Sarah Ellen "Ellie" Preston McDonald

21 Dec 1878 – 1 Aug 1964

Birth	21 Dec 1878
Death	1 Aug 1964
Cemetery	Rosewood Cemetery Achille , Bryan County , Oklahoma , USA
Added by	Virginia Brown on 06 Jun 2010
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35443957

Bio

Ellie was the daughter of John & Cynthia (Vance) Preston. She married Charles Edward Grace in Water Ridge, Collin Co, TX, on October 18, 1896. Their children were: Ora Lee, Albert, Leah, Dovie, Velma, Edna, Cynthia Mae, Ted, Roy Lee, Charles Dewey, Howard T., & John Frederick. Her second marriage was to Smith A. McDonald about 1953. Ellie died on August 1, 1964. Mrs. McDonald's Services Held Funeral services were to be held at 2;30 p.m. today in the Yuba Baptist Church for Mrs. Sarah Ellen Grace McDonaald, 85, of Hendrix. Mrs. McDonald died Sunday in a Bonham Hospital. The Rev. Ted Sutton officiated. Burial was to be in Achille cemetery under the direction of Murray Funeral Home. Mrs. McDonald's grandsons served as pallbearers. Mrs. McDonald was born in Hope, Ark., Dec. 21, 1878. (She was actually born in Henrietta, Clay County, Texas.) She was a member of the Yuba Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include: four sons, Ted Grace of Yuba, Roy Grace of Norman, Dewey Grace of Cobb, and John F. Grace of Monica, Calif.; five daughters, Mrs. Ora Lewallen, Mrs. Webb Compton, and Mrs. Velma Swindle of Yuba, Mrs. Edna Smith of San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. Mae Tatum of Vacaville, Calif.; two brothers, Walter Preston of Achille and Bill Dodson of Cartwright; two sisters, Mrs. Dora McFerrin of Westminster, Tex., and Mrs. Jessie Graham of Pampa; 25 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Source: Durant Daily Democrat, Aug. 3, 1964

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Family

Parents

• John Foster Preston Jr 1854–1888
• Cynthia Caroline Vance Dodson 1859–1956

Spouse

• Smith A McDonald 1866–1962 FaG
• Charles Edward "Ed" Grace 1872–1947 FaG

Siblings

• Smith Oscar Fritz Preston 1881–1912
• Dora Preston McFerrin 1883–1981
• Walter Robert Preston 1885–1968
• Mary Etta Preston 1887–1902
• Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Jones 1887–1963
• William Henry Thomas Edward "Bill" Dodson 1889–1965
• James Calvin "Jim" Dodson Sr 1892–1961
• Archie R Dodson 1895–1898
• Cora Bell Dodson Sinor 1897–1947
• Millie Melissa Dodson Shindler 1899–1952
• Jessie Elizabeth Dodson Graham 1902–1992

Children

• Ora Lee Grace Lewallen 1896–1988 FaG
• Leah Grace Lewis 1901–1947 FaG
• Dovie Grace Compton 1903–1990 FaG
• Cynthia Mae Grace Tatum 1910–1983 FaG
• Ted Grace 1913–2000 FaG
• Roy Lee Grace 1915–1997 FaG
• Charles Dewey Grace 1917–2003 FaG
• John Frederick Grace 1923–1985 FaG

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