ST. GEORGE, UT--<! > Blair Wellington McDonald was born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1914 to James G. McDonald and Lillie Ann Neal McDonald.
He had a wonderful childhood with win-ters at the house on Lorraine Drive and later on South Temple and summers at the family home in Brighton, Utah where they often enter-tained authorities of the church particularly Heber J. Grant and George Albert Smith. Wellington's father was the first Bishop of Brighton. He was instrumental in building the Brighton MIA home. Wellington was president of the Senior Class at East High School and soon after graduation went to work full time for his father at the JG McDonald Chocolate Factory which at the time was on West 3rd South (now a plush condo) He spent many years helping his father and mother develop the company into a world class chocolate business. In 1966 he purchased a little nut business and became owner of the Western States Nut Co. which he successfully ran until his retirement in 1983. He was president of the South Salt Lake Jr. Chamber of Commerce, member of Kiwanis Club. He represented Utah at the World Jr. Chamber of Commerce meeting in Brussels, Belgium in 1951. He was president of Sentinel Club in Salt Lake City. He and Margaret will be entered into the Dixie College Hall of Fame on October 14th. The Humanities Building at the College has been named the McDonald Center in recognition of their many contributions. He was a member of the Hidden Valley Country Club and the Bloomington Country Club, where his golfing number was three. He and his wife Margaret Jean Brockbank recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. About 1970 they moved from the family home on South Temple to St. George, Utah.
His son Dr. Blair W. McDonald, Jr. lives near Houston, Texas with his wife Ann. His daughter Kam Capik lives in Modesto, California with her husband Mike. Wellington has two grand-daughters; Brittany Linn Davis and Kam McDonald and three great-grandchildren; Lexi, Sheyanne and Gavin Davis. Margaret and Wellington were sealed in the St. George Temple in 1998.
He died peacefully at home on September 18 of heart disease.
Funeral services will be at the Bloomington 7th Ward Chapel Friday, Sept. 22, 2000 at 11 a.m. Visitations will be Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at Metcalf Mortuary and one hour prior to services at the chapel. Interment will be in the St. George City Cemetery, with a celebration of his life at the Bloomington Country Club, 3174 Bloomington Drive East, following the services at approximately 1:30 p.m., under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary.
We express our deepest gratitude to all the wonderful people who have taken such good care of our beloved husband and father in his illness.
In lieu of flowers, contributions many be made to the McDonald Family Scholarship Foundation at Dixie State College, 225 South 700 East, St. George, Utah 84770.