Willie Mae "Bammaw" McDonald

March 15, 1924 - July 16, 2014

Funeral service for Mrs. Willie Mae “Bammaw” McDonald, 90, of Waverly, will be Saturday, July 19, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Chapel of Langley Funeral Home. Rev. Frank Chappell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Waverly Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, July 18, 2014 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Langley Funeral Home. Mrs. McDonald passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at her residence. She was born on March 15, 1924 in Waverly, Alabama to Robert Elbert Chappell and Lila Lawrence Chappell. She was a member of Waverly Baptist Church and lifelong resident of Waverly. Mrs. McDonald retired from Tab Sewing Room as a sewing machine operator. She enjoyed fishing and was an excellent cook. Mrs. McDonald loved her family very much and was always doing for her grandkids who she loved dearly. She is survived by her sons, Jimmy McDonald (Joyce) of Smiths Station and Tamp McDonald of Beulah; nine grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; eighteen great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Lurlene Mann of Cusseta and Nancy Patterson of Dadeville; son-in-law, Wayne Clark of Opelika; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Moses Henry McDonald; her parents; daughter, Mary Clark; son, Lewis McDonald; sister, Maggie Carter; and brothers, John Chappell, Ed Chappell, Charles Chappell, and Roosevelt Chappell. Memorial messages may be sent to the family at www.langleyfuneralhome.com. Langley Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.