Krista Joy McDonald

Krista Joy McDonald, age 41, of Ridgeway, Ohio passed away at 9:31 P.M. Saturday, October 14, 2017 as the result of a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Kenton, Ohio February 7, 1976, a daughter of Jerold Kia and Kathy (Wren) Ansley.

On February 15, 2014, Krista married Ted McDonald and he survives, along with two daughters, Norma Jean Ansley and L’Wren Joy McDonald; step-children, Joseph Paul McDonald and Brice Elizabeth McDonald; a sister, Jennifer Kay (Gavin) Strickland and a nephew, Wyatt Strickland.

A 1994 graduate of Ridgemont High School, Krista was a member of the Church of God in Ridgeway. She worked as a dispatcher for the Bellefontaine Police Department for fourteen years. She also dispatched for both the Logan and Hardin County Sheriff Departments, and also served as a volunteer EMT for the Southeast Hardin Ambulance District. Krista was instrumental in the operations of their two family businesses, Kritters Korner Trucking and Gardner’s Delight.

Visitation will be held from 2 to 6 P.M. Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the First Church of God in Bellefontaine. Pastor Tim Kohl will officiate the funeral service at 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 20, 2017 at the church. Burial will follow the funeral service at the Fairview Cemetery in West Liberty, Ohio.

The funeral arrangements are in the care of the staff of the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Bellefontaine.