Alice Jean WALTON

MacDONALD, Alice Jean - 87, a long-time resident of Leitches Creek, passed away peacefully and beautifully on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 5:10 p.m. in Dartmouth General Hospital, surrounded by her family and friends. Alice was the wife of the late John Robert MacDonald, and the daughter of the late Robert and Sarah (Clarke) Walton. She was born in Leitches Creek, and spent most of her life there, until 2002, when she moved to Dartmouth to live with her daughter Holly. Alice had received her elementary education in a one-room school house in Leitches Creek. She attended high school in North Sydney, and then went on to business college in Sydney. Alice was a faithful member of St. Columba United Church, Leitches Creek, where she participated in the United Church Women organization. Mom enjoyed curling as a member of the Sydney Curling Club, and she loved to read and play bridge. Alice is survived by daughters, Judy, Laura and Holly, all of Halifax and Dartmouth. Besides her husband John, she was predeceased by her only brother, Charles Walton. Visitation for Alice will be 3-6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in St. Columba United Church, with Lynn McKinnon officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the Cape Breton Regional Cerebral Palsy Association. On-line condolences may be sent to: info@wjdooley.com