Jackie Mcrae

Jackie McRae of Callahan passed away peacefully on August 25, 2022

Jackie was working as a roller-skating carhop in 1951 when she met the love of her life, Clayton, who still says today “In the best move of my life, I chased her until she caught me.”  The two were married mere months later and built a solid, loving relationship that has lasted for over 69 years.

Jackie was a homemaker and stay at home mom. She loved to work. In order to be with her children, she took to selling everything from Tupperware to Avon to Sarah Coventry Jewelry.  After her kids moved out, she started buying and selling antiques.

Until recent years she had booths in antique malls in Jacksonville, Waldo and Micanopy.  Jackie was also an active member of the Antique Bottle Collectors Club of North Florida.

Jackie was a sweet, giving person to all she met and was an avid Jaguars fan.  She never stopped being a devoted Mom and was the BEST Granny ever!

Missing her greatly are her husband Clayton McRae of Callahan, daughters Jenine McLarty of Jacksonville and Denita Herres of Glen St. Mary and son Mark (Sharon) McRae of Charleston, SC; grandchildren Crysta (Mark) Roberts and Jennifer (Joel) Long of Glen St. Mary, Sean (Dessica) Mabry of Jacksonville, Carly (Johann) Forrest and Kyle McRae of Charleston, SC; great-grandchildren Dalton (Connie) Roberts of Glen St. Mary, Brooke Roberts of Jacksonville, Audrey Long and Lucas Long of Glen St. Mary and Celia Mabry of Jacksonville; and great-great-grandson Trenton Thompson of Glen St. Mary.

Jackie was recently preceded in death by her granddaughter Gina Mabry McGee and her grandson Nathaniel Oliver (Mikey) Mabry both of Jacksonville.

Chaplain Jackie Hayes will be officiating a Celebration of Life on Sunday, September 11 ^th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the Jacksonville/Baldwin Senior Center located at 850 Center Street North, Jacksonville, FL 32234.

In lieu of flowers kindly donate to Community Hospice & Palliative Care.  Their tender and attentive care these past few years allowed Jackie to maintain her quality of life and then slip quietly away with grace and dignity.