Albert Jackson McCarn Sr.

McCARN, ALBERT JACKSON, SR. Jack McCarn, born in Birmingham, AL, January 29, 1924, passed peacefully from this life on October 8, 2012 at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster, AL. He joins his wife of 55 years, Dorothy W. McCarn, who preceded him into the Presence of God on January 22, 2004. Mr. McCarn was a veteran of World War II, serving in Italy in 1944-45 with the 744th Bombardment Squadron, 456th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force. After the war he earned a bachelor’s degree from Birmingham Southern College, and a degree in jurisprudence from the Birmingham School of Law. In a remarkable career spanning over 60 years, Mr. McCarn served as one of Alabama’s most knowledgeable and respected insurance professionals as a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC). Among his many honors, he was named the Alabama Independent Insurance Association’s Insuror of the Year in 1994; President, North Alabama Chapter, CPCU; President, Alabama Marketing Association; Most Loyal Gander, Alabama Pond, Honorable Order of Blue Goose; Insurance Women of Birmingham’s Boss of the Year in 1975; Insurance Fieldman of the Year; and Birmingham Association of Insurance Women’s VIP for 1992. In 1986, Mr. McCarn opened his own business, Reality Insurance Agency, which upon his retirement in 2010 passed to the able care of his daughter, Mickie McCarn Edwards. He is remembered fondly for his service to two generations of Boy Scouts, and as deacon, youth leader, and Sunday school teacher in Baptist churches in Alabama and Florida, most recently at the Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church of Homewood, AL. Mr. McCarn is survived by his wife, Lenora Maude Harrell McCarn, of Homewood, and his children, Mickie and Raymond A. Edwards of Alabaster, Lt. Col. (Ret) Albert Jackson and Charlayne McCarn, Jr., of San Antonio, TX, and Charles Victor and Tammy K. McCarn of Huntsville, AL. He is sorely missed by his grandchildren, Cynthia and Matthew Fields of Hendersonville, TN, Jacquelyn and Lam Le of Pelham, AL, Austin and Daniel McCarn of Huntsville, AL, Rachael Shannon McCarn of Virginia Beach, VA, and Kathryn McCarn of Austin, TX. He is also remembered fondly by his stepsons, Wayne Harrell of Boligee, AL, Barry Harrell of Crane Hill, AL, and Kevin Harrell of Glen Ellyn, IL. The family will host friends on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church, 309 Raleigh Avenue, Homewood, AL 35209. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. The celebration of Mr. McCarn’s life will begin at 2 p.m., upon conclusion of which there will be a procession to the Forest Hill Cemetery, 431 North 60th St., Birmingham, AL 35212, for a graveside service. Pall bearers are Dale Roberson, Steve Sellers, Stanley Barefield, Jeffery Bowman, Ronald Bryant, and Archie McBride. The family would like to express thanks and appreciation to the staff of Chandler Health and Rehabilitation Center of Alabaster for their professional and compassionate care of our father. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Alabama Children’s Hospital Foundation at http://foundation.childrensal.org/, or the Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America at https://1bsa.org/.