Willie "Mac" McClain

Willie "Mac" McClain of Fernandina Beach, whose family notice also calls him Jay, died Oct. 29, 2026. He was 97. A native of Moniac, Georgia, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and spent his career in the paper industry, retiring from WestRock after more than 30 years as a water plant operator. He belonged to the Amelia Fernandina Beach Masonic Lodge, served for decades as a deacon at North 14th Street Baptist Church, was a founding member of the Amelia Cruisers car club and was a regular at a local breakfast group. He loved fishing and hunting down classic cars from the 1940s through the 1960s. He and his wife, Mary, who died before him, were married 52 years. He is survived by two children, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.