Jessie Mae McDonald, 93, of Bay City, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2011. She was born June 27, 1918 in Nashoba County, Oklahoma to Benjamin Franklin Bagley and Elizabeth Emma Thompson Bagley.

She is survived by her daughter, Sue Hixon Moore and husband Jerry Don of Roswell, NM; by her sister: Bessie Whitfield of Bay City; by her granddaughters: Donna Cox and husband Brent of Edmond, OK and Darlene Doss of Roswell, NM: by her great granddaughters: Briana Cox and Hailey Cox; and by her nieces and nephews: Nancy Fisher, Sherry Brown, Matthew Brown, Kenneth Chaplin and Jerry Chaplin. She was preceded in death by her husband, James S. "Sims" McDonald on September 30, 1993 and by her parents.

The family will receive visitors at the funeral home from 5:00 PM to 7:00PM on Thursday. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 30, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church of Bay City with Dr. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Pallbearers will be Lonnie Meadows, Dewey Meadows, Brent Cox, Matthew Brown, Kenneth Chaplin, and Charles Fisher. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Don Moore and Calvin Eugene Jenkins.

Condolences may be shared with the family at www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (979) 245-4613.