Willa "Dee" Dean Macdonald

Willa "Dee" Dean MacDonald, 92, a resident of the Beaverton community passed away Thursdaymorning October 19, 2017 at her home.
Dee was born on June 17, 1925 in Smuteye, Alabama. She was one of three children born to Clifton O'Neal and Alma (Cope) McGilvray. She attended Union Springs High school graduating with the Class of 1943. Dee then attended Emery University Nursing School  in Atlanta, Georgia and was a Registered Nurse right before WWII ended.
She moved to Oakland, CA in 1946 and she lived and worked there until 1952 when she moved back to Portland. In 1957, Dee and her daughters moved Alabama to help care for her mother. In 1959 Dee moved back to Portland, OR and stayed in the Portland Metropolitan area until her death.
Dee was a loving and devoted mother to her two daughters; Cheryl and Jessica. She was also a registered nurse and had worked at the Portland Clinic as well as for Dr. Harvey Johnson (for over twenty years) She retired from Parkview Care Center in 1992.
Dee enjoyed the dog races, reading books and was an avid football fan. She especially enjoyed watching the Alabama Crimson Tide play. She was an accomplished seamstress, had a pilot's license and a big animal lover. She was an active member at her church, Hillsboro Presbyterian.
She is preceded in death by her parents and two siblings.
She is survived by her two daughters and a son-in-law; Cheryl L. Stanley of Cornelius, Jessica and Richard Bitz of Beaverton, 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.