Reverend Mcdonald

Rev. Lester Arley McDonald, 89, of Clovis NM, went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2017 at St. Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Clovis, NM.
Visitation will be from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 3, 2017 at Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Lawn Haven Cemetery.
Lester was born in Haskell, Oklahoma to George Allen McDonald and Lydia Jane Haddock McDonald on March 7, 1928. He attended school in Haskell and obtained his equivalency diploma in the U.S. Navy. He later attended Bible College. In 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served in WWII, and was recalled in 1950, to serve in the Korean War. On December 31, 1946, he married Helen Irene Amlong, in Reno, NV. He worked as a salesman for Sears and a carpet contractor in California. He was a full time Pastor for the Pentecostal Church of God at various locations in California and the Cleveland, TN Church of God in Oregon. He served as a minister for over 55 years. Lester married Juanita Smith Haskins on May 29, 1999 in Grants Pass, OR.
Lester is preceded in death by his father, George Allen McDonald; mother, Lydia Jane Haddock McDonald; brothers: Arthur and Elmer McDonald; first wife, Helen Irene McDonald; sons: Warren Arley and Lester Leon McDonald.
Lester is survived by his wife, Juanita McDonald of the home; daughter, Linda Anette Folkner (Rev. Larry Folkner) of Exeter, CA; step-son, Nathaniel Robert Stewart Haskins of Clovis, NM; step-daughters: Cheryl Lee Hanson (Devon Hanson) of Weed, CA and Robin Jewel Haskins of Bellflower, CA; grandsons: Jeremy Folkner of Exeter, CA and Steven McDonald (Heather McDonald) of Vancouver, WA; granddaughters: Amanda Gamer (Mike Garner) of Sherman, TX, and Jennifer Noblitt (Mark Noblitt) of San Antonio, TX.
The family of Lester Arley McDonald would like to extend our sincere thanks to the nurses and staff of St. Anthony Healthcare and Rehabilitation of Clovis, NM.

Visitation

SteedTodd Funeral Home
800 E. Manana
Clovis, NM  88101
Thursday, November 2, 2017
9:00 am - 8:00 pm

Service

Steed Todd Chapel
800 E. Manana Blvd
Clovis, NM  88101
Friday, November 3, 2017
2:00 pm

Cemetery

Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
1601 E. Llano Estacado
Clovis, NM  88101