Therese Barbara Rivera

Therese B. (McDonald) Rivera, age 71, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Langdale Hospice House. She was born on May 16, 1953, in New Bedford, Massachusetts to the late Therese (Hemingway) McDonald and David A. McDonald. She lived most of her life in New Bedford, until moving to Valdosta in 2004. She was a 1971 graduate of St. Anothony High School. Ms. Rivera served in the United States Army from 1974 to 1978. She then worked for the Department of Defense until 1991, as a Unit Administrator. In 1982, Ms. Rivera Graduated from the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, formerly known as Southeastern Massachusetts University. She is preceded in death by her parents.
Family includes two daughters, Angie Efird and husband Bennie of Hahira, Georgia; Amanda Rogers and her late husband Marcus of Valdosta, Georgia; two sisters, Donna Couto and her late husband Jude of Port Charlotte, Florida, Peggy Quam and her late husband Larry of Zephyrhills, Florida; two brothers, David A. McDonald Jr. of Fairhaven, Massachusetts and Patrick Cody of Las Vegas, Nevada. She has two granddaughters, Trinity and Ayden; two grandsons, Xavier and Ray. Several nieces, nephews, and extended family members.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM, Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta, Georgia. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Langdale Hospice House. Kind words and expressions of sympathy may be left for the family at www.musicfuneralservices.com . The Rivera family is being served by the professional and caring staff of Music Funeral Services of Valdosta.