Donna H. McDonald

April 8, 1951 - September 9, 2021

Donna Hammett McDonald, 70, passed away September 9, 2021. A native of Spartanburg County, a daughter of the late Horace E. Hammett Sr. and Nellie “Bea” Burrell Hammett; she was a retired Sr. Insurance Underwriter with Liberty Life Insurance Company and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Donna was blessed with a big loving family: her husband, Tom J. McDonald of the home; one cherished daughter, Kendal Brie Golden (Chad) of Lyman; one brother, Buddy Hammett of Lyman; seven sisters, Carolyn Leonard (Larry) of Inman, Sandy Hammett of Lyman, Sherri H. West (Don) of Inman, Carol Mitchell (Allen) of Franklin, North Carolina, Janet Welsh (James) of Suwanee, Georgia, LeAnn Fulmer (Johnny) of North Augusta, Georgia and Julie Duncan of Easley; one light of her life grandson, Brayden Hammett Golden and thirteen nieces and nephews, Chrissie Hammett, Mark and Greta Leonard, Maddie Leonard, Greg Leonard, Barrett Leonard, Jason and Chasity Hammett, Allen Hammett, Jason Hammett, Ezra Hammett, Justin West, Liza and Tyler Barnwell, Paul Barnwell and Cole Barnwell. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Friendship Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Steve Durham. Burial will follow in Wood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held 1:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. Sunday at the church prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Friendship Baptist Church Building Fund, 1600 Holly Springs Road, Lyman, SC 29365. Pallbearers will be Jason Hammett, Tyler Barnwell, Justin West, Greg Leonard, Barrett Leonard and Allen Hammett. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Leonard, Jason Hammett, Ezra Hammett, Paul Barnwell and Cole Barnwell. The family will be at the Hammett family home “The Poor House” home of Sandy Hammett. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com