Mrs. McCain (Nita) was born on October 19, 1922, in Bowdenville, Tennessee, the daughter of Edward Anthony Eubank and Mattilee Bowden Eubank. She attended high school in Henry, Tennessee. She and James Robert McCain, Sr. (Jim) were married on August 1, 1945, while Jim, who had recently served under Gen. George Patton in Germany and Austria, was waiting to be deployed to the Pacific. After Jim was graduated from medical school, the couple moved to Jacksonville. Nita was a life-long member of the Church of Christ; her Christian faith and her family were her life and delight. She volunteered her time and efforts to various charitable organizations, including working at historic Brewster Hospital, teaching Bible classes to female inmates at the Florida Women’s Reception Center, and serving with the St. Vincent’s Women Auxiliary and the Wolfson’s Children’s Auxiliary. She is survived by her children, Jim Jr., Stephen (Cindy), and Bronwyn Benoit (Bob), grandchildren Josiah McCain (Tonya), Julie Shaw (Gabe), Nicole Benoit, Katie Benoit, and Emily McCain, and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by Jim after nearly 69 years of marriage. Internment will be private for immediate family at the Jacksonville National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Community Hospice and Palliative, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32257.
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