A native of Commerce, GA, Bubba graduated from the University of Georgia and for many years owned the ACE Hardware and Building Supply in Commerce. In 1997 he established McDonald and Son Funeral Home with his son, Lauren W. McDonald, III. Elected as a Jackson County Commissioner in 1968 he went on to serve in […]

Lauren and his wife, Claire, live in Cumming with their two sons, Wylie, Ridley and daughter, Hailey. A proud graduate of the University of Georgia, Lauren is also a graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service. He is an active member of Cumming First United Methodist Church, Lanier-Forsyth Rotary Club where he is a past […]

Having always lived in the Atlanta area, Claire was born at Piedmont Hospital, graduated from Walton High School in Marietta, graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens with a Bachelor of Science in biology. She was a Phi Mu at Georgia. After graduating Claire worked for her family's manufacturing company in Smyrna for twelve […]

Paul is a Forsyth County native who currently lives in Cumming with his wife Tracy. They have three daughters: Daphne, McKenzie, and Madison. He has three grandchildren Gracie, Charlie and Lyla. He graduated from South Forsyth High School in 1992 and from Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service in 1995. Paul has degrees in Mortuary […]

Brian joined the McDonald Family staff in December of 2015. He is a native of South Florida. Brian graduated from W. L. Philbrick School of Mortuary Science at Miami-Dade in 1994. He has worked in the funeral industry since 1988 in South Florida until moving to Georgia in 2006. Brian has one son, Ryan, and […]

Brandon and his wife Shea are residents of Gainesville, GA. He has been working with the McDonald family since April of 2019. Brandon graduated from Banks County High School in 2015 and from Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service in 2019. Brandon comes from a background of serving in Youth Ministry. He and his wife […]

Lynx joined the McDonald Family in the summer of 2016. Many families have loved on him and appreciated his presence as our grief therapy dog. He commutes with either Claire or Lauren McDonald, III.

Homer Doster and his wife, Dot, are longtime residents of Cumming and natives of Atlanta. Homer served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict and retired from John Wagner Associates. He and Dot have two sons.

Claire and Lauren's second adult child is Ridley. He is a Senior at The McCallie School. Ridley plays football and Lacrosse and has been accepted to The Citadel in Charleston, SC.

Bryon joined our staff in February of 2022. He has lived in the Cumming area since 1994. Bryon enjoys serving families in the North Georgia area and has been a great addition to our team. Bryon likes attending concerts with his wife, Sandra, and spends a lot of his time playing with and raising his […]

David Calabrese joined our staff in October of 2021. David and his wife Heidi are raising their daughter in Forsyth County.

Claire and Lauren's youngest is a student at Lambert High School on the Varsity Lacrosse team.

Claire and Lauren's firstborn is currently an undergraduate at The Citadel contracted with the Marines. His major is Mechanical Engineering.

Amanda is a native of Dahlonega and graduate of Lumpkin High School. She is a licensed funeral apprentice and has worked at Dahlonega Funeral Home since 2010. She is the Director of Family & Community Relations and location manager for our Dahlonega location as well as our Cleveland location under the leadership of Claire McDonald. […]

Full bio to come.