John W. McDonald, age 97, of Stockbridge, GA died November 19, 2015. Visitation will be Saturday, November 21 from 6 to 8 pm at Horis A. Ward –Fairview Chapel. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 22 at 12:00 pm at Horis A. Ward-Fairview Chapel with Neal E. Wheeler officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairview Memorial Gardens cemetery. John was a member of the United States Navy and retired from Transit/Marta. John is survived by his daughters, Carolyn Wheeler and Laverne Reece; 11 grandchildren; many loving great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Willie Ruth McDonald; and two sons, Johnny McDonald and Billy Buchannon.