Bobby Jack "Mac" McFarland 85, of Copperas Cove joined his heavenly father peacefully on May 25, 2018. Mac was born on January 29th, 1933 to Elmore Pascal and Edith Mae McFarland in Clairfield/Campbell, Tennessee where he was one of seven children. He attended and graduated from Jacksboro High School in Tennessee.
Mac married Anna Hettie (Nancy) Kulp and together they raised 3 children, Bobby Jack Jr., Barbara Jean and Susan Marie. He joined the United States Army in April of 1952 in Lafollette, Tennessee where he served proudly in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. They traveled to many places including Alaska and Germany, but made Copperas Cove their home since 1962. He gave 20 years of service to his country where he then retired on June 1, 1972 at Fort Hood, Texas as an E8 Master Sergeant.
In the duration of his 20 years of service Mac received numerous awards which included 2 Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, the Air Medal with oak leaf cluster with valor, the Army Accomodation Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters and a Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusters.
Mac was an active presence in his community and in other causes he felt passionate about. Among those things he was a founding member and officer of the Copperas Cove Rotary Club, member of Washington, DC Army Museum, he served as a city councilman of Copperas Cove, was a Master Mason Scottish Right and a Shriner-demitted. He was also a lifetime member of the DAV, VFW, Military Order of the Purple Heart, the NRA and the American Legion.
Mac’s tenacious attitude and presence along with his knack for story telling will be things missed most about him. He leaves behind to cherish his memory: son Bobby Jr. and wife Denise of Copperas Cove, daughter Barbara and husband Kenneth of Fort Worth, daughter Susan and husband Dwayne also of Copperas Cove, sisters Anna Lou Wheeling, Norma McLeod and Arlene McFarland, 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. He would have welcomed his 14th great-grandchild to the family in November.
The family will receive visitors at Crawford Bowers Funeral Home in Copperas Cove on June 3, 2018 from 4 to 6 P.M. A graveside service at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery will be held on June 4, 2018 at 10 A.M. The family sincerely thanks the Copperas Cove Fire Dept./EMS and Police Dept., the staff of the VA Hospital especially floor 2K, the staff of Copperas Cove Nursing and Rehab as well as the staff of Crawford Bowers Funeral Home for their dedication and service. We would also like to thank Brother Elton Lawson and his family for their love and friendship.
In lieu of flowers please make a contribution to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or Wildwood Baptist Church.
