Carol "Mac" McBride, 96 years old, passed into eternity early in the morning of May 14, 2023 at Samaritas Senior Living in Grand Rapids. He was born November 19, 1926 in Detroit, the son of Robert J. and Ida Mae (LaForge) (McBride) Kurtz.

Graduating from Elkton public school in 1944, Mac served as a paratrooper in the 82 ^nd Airborne at the end of World War II. After 2 years of Highland Park Junior College, he spent two and a half years at the University of Detroit Dental School. He earned his CLU credentials and worked 40 years for Equitable Life Assurance Society as an agent, district manager, and Assistant Agency Manager. He then established and managed QPMA, a pension administration company. He traveled to schools for 8 years introducing students to Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, and others in more than 1200 solo performance with mobile Ed Productions. He also was a Producer/Writer for WCTP 88.5FM Christian radio.

His passion for theater included being Scrooge in "Ebenezer", Mr. Thomas in "1776", King in "The King and I", Mayor in "That Championship Season", and many other roles at Berea Summer Theatre, Workshop Players, Greenbrier Theatre, Oberlin Summer Music Theatre, Grosse Pointe Theatre, and Lakewood Theatre. He was in more than 94 shows at You Are Cabaret Dinner Theatre, countless performances with American Theater Chorus, and tours with the Ohio Michigan Choir.

In addition to his parents, Mac was predeceased by his sisters; Margaret (McBride) Taylor and Carolyn (McBride) Kennedy; his brother Robert J. McBride Jr., his wives; Isabel (Ellingwood) and Bonnie Jean (Lovejoy), his son Douglas (McBride) Southern and his daughter Christine McBride.

He leaves behind two sons; Craig R. McBride and David (McBride)Southern; two daughters Molly Ann (McBride) Nesham and Marjorie Lee (McBride) Vizurraga and many nieces, nephews, 19 grandchildren and many great and great-great-grandchildren.

Cremation has taken place at Sunset Hills Association in Flint, Michigan.

A Memorial service will be held on July 20, 2023 at 11:30 AM at the MacAlpine Funeral Home Mac Chapel in Bad Axe, Michigan, with burial to follow at Colfax Township Cemetery.

Memorials may be offered to Parkinson's Society.

Condolences can be shared with the family at www.macalpinefuneralhome.com