MCBANE, Francis E. (Mac)


The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona Tuesday, July 22, 2003 Francis E. "Mac" McBane, 87, a resident of Phoenix, AZ, died July 20, 2003. Born in Sebring, OH on September 17, 1915, he moved to Phoenix from Sebring in 1942. He was a long-time member of the Arizona Air National Guard, rising to the rank of chief warrant officer 4 and retiring in 1976. Mac is survived by his son Robert (Carolyn) McBane of Phoenix; daughter Valerie (John) Lazar of Scottsdale; seven granddaughters and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at 9:00 A.M. and services at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at Greenwood Memory Lawn Chapel, 719 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix, AZ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Operation Freedom Bird, Phoenix Veteran's Center, 77 East Weldon, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85004.