Jim McDonald

(From Ulmer Funeral Home)

James “Jim” Edward McDonald, 84, of Vinita, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on August 23,1942, to the late Harley and Iva (Carter) McDonald, in Carthage, Missouri. 

Jim graduated from Sarcoxie High School. He was a truck driver for Permian Synergy Propane Gas and retired from there after 20 plus years. Jim enjoyed spending his free time working on the farm with the cattle and tending to the vegetable garden. He had a 50-adult dog kennel of several breeds and sold them all over the United States. For a time, Jim also sold German Shepherds to the Canadian Mounties. At one time, he sold rabbits for medical research. Jim also sold boar goats for meat locally. While he resided in Sarcoxie, he was an elder at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon. After moving to Vinita, Oklahoma, he became a member of the First Baptist Church in Langley, Oklahoma. 

He was united in marriage to Linda Dodson Robson on April 1, 1995, in Carthage; she survives.

Besides Jim’s wife, Linda McDonald, he is survived by four sons, Jimmy McDonald of Sarcoxie, Jeffrey McDonald of Diamond, Clint Robson of Mounds, Oklahoma, and Jarrod Robson (Allyson) of Austin, Texas; one daughter, Maura (Tammy) Bridges (Larry) of Vinita, Oklahoma; two brothers, Jerry McDonald (Karen) of Carthage, and Larry McDonald (Kathy) of Quapaw, Oklahoma; brother-in-law, Roy Greathouse of Sarcoxie, Missouri; 18 grandchildren, Jeremy, Billy Ray, Taylor, Helyana, Trenton, Hayden, Weston, William, Taylor, Maddison, Charleigh, Ariana, Avery, Eliott, Delaney, Landry, Nick, and Chase; and 11 great grandchildren
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Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Harley and Iva; sister, Nancy Greathouse; and grandson, Samuel Gage Watkins. 

There will be a funeral service for Jim at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Ulmer Funeral Home in Carthage, Missouri. The visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 PM prior to the service on Saturday at Ulmer Funeral Home. The burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Carthage following the service.

Contributions can be made to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association in care of Ulmer Funeral Home.

Online condolences can be made at www.ulmerfh.com.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Ulmer Funeral Home.