Mac Mccarty

Elmer Leroy ‘Mac’ McCarty, Jr., of Asheboro, NC passed away on October 27, 2021 at the age of 77.  Born April 13, 1944 at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Cornelia Katherine ‘Connie’ Rebatch McCarty and Elmer Leroy ‘Mac’ McCarty, Sr.  Mac graduated from Columbia High School, class of 1962, and was a member of the Les Truands club. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy and attended Midlands Technical College. Mac was a former employee of the SC Department of Education and Digital Systems in Columbia, SC.  He was a “computer man” since computers were as big as a room, eventually leading him to Randolph Electric Membership Corporation in Asheboro, NC, from which he retired in 2008.  He was a fun, kind, loving, and practical man who will be greatly missed by his family and friends.  Mac is survived by his son Elmer Leroy ‘Tripp’ McCarty, III (Nicole) of Bloomfield, NJ, his daughter Ruthanne McCarty Pratt (Nevin) of Huntsville, AL, 3 adored grandchildren (Samuel, Augustus, and Jaden), his sister Barbara Ann McCarty of Rabun Gap, Georgia, and the mother of his children, Dianne McIntosh McCarty of Columbia, SC.  He was predeceased by his parents Cornelia and Elmer McCarty, Sr.; his grandparents, Charles and Jessie Rebatch; and beloved grandchildren Audra McCarty and Kaiden Pratt.  The family would also like to recognize Craig Smith of Asheboro, NC, Mac’s friend and neighbor, and thank him for the help he gave to Mac over the years and being with him till the end. Mac was a member of St John’s Lutheran church in Asheboro, as well as a former member of Redeemer Lutheran church in Columbia.  He was baptized and confirmed at Ebenezer Lutheran church, also in Columbia.  Memorial services will be at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Columbia, SC on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021, at 11:00 am. The service will be conducted by Reverend Paul Aebischer and Vicar James Dahl.  Burial will be private.   Memorials may be made to the Property Endowment Fund, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1301 Richland St, Columbia, SC, 29201, or Leo’s Pride (an inclusive playground for children and adults with or without disabilities to play together), 4401 St. Andrews Rd, Columbia, SC, 29210.  A memorial service will be held in Asheboro at a later date.