Photo courtesy of Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors - Denton
Denton, Texas
Jan 7, 1923 – Feb 26, 2013
Fred Noel McCain, 90 of Denton, passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013. He was born on January 7, 1923 in Gainesville to Tillison Noel McCain and Pearl Ward McCain. He married Mary Lou Ray on July 22, 1949 and served in the United States Navy. He was a graduate of Gainesville High School, and received his Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of North Texas, formerly NTSC. He was retired from the University of North Texas as the Athletic Director and Professor.
Visitation will be held on Friday, March 1, 2013 from 5-7 pm at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church of Denton in the Main Sanctuary. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville.
Fred is survived by his wife, Mary; daughter, Karen McCain-Otto and husband Steve; son, Ray Noel McCain and wife Jodi Margaret; brother, Horace McCain; 1 grandchild, Brad Noel McCain; 7 nieces and nephews; and grand dog; Curly Lou Otto. He is preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Jerry and Ward McCain.
A special thanks to Kind Companions, in particular, Mona, Joyce, and Mary.
Mrs. McCain, I forgot to tell you that I named my third son, Twain Noel Thomas. We wanted his initials to be TNT and my husband picked Twain after Samuel Clements and I picked Noel after Mr. Fred Noel McCain.
Woody Vann (Smith) Thomas, Gainesville, Texas
August 03, 2013
I was so saddened to learn of Fred's passing during the IAVM (formerly IAAM) Conference in New Orleans last week. My condolences to Mary and the rest of the family!
Vicki Key
August 02, 2013 | Lubbock, TX
Fred McCain was dearly loved and admired in Denton. My late husband, Ronnie Roberts, thought Fred "hung the moon". I extend my sincere prayers and understanding to the family of Fred. May God bless each of them. Respectfully, Terry Roberts
July 08, 2013
Karen, I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your precious Dad. It is so hard to let them go but we are so lucky to have had such great men in our lives. Take care, Gala York Samuels
Gala York-Samuels
April 08, 2013 | Austin, TX
Mrs. McCain, I want to express my condolences to you and your son and daughter. I know you will all miss him terribly. I remember, Mr. McCain taught me History in the 10th grade and Commercial Math(I only learned football plays in there) in the 11th grade at Gainesville High School in 1950 and 1951. He called me Wanda Vern by mistake the first day of school and he never forgot it. He thought he was so funny for doing that. He was my favorite teacher forever and I will never forget him. He...
Woody Vann Thomas
March 01, 2013 | Gainesville, TX
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archie wolfe
March 01, 2013 | Denton, TX
God Bless the McCain in this time of sorrow, knowing Karen as the product of Coach McCain, I am sure he was a great man and know will be deeply missed by loving family. You are in my prayers.
Peggy Marshall
February 28, 2013 | Arlington, TX
I will always be thankful to Fred McCain for hiring me to work as athletic trainer at North Texas. My experiences at North Texas and Denton have helped me to grow into the person I am today. Fred truly loved North Texas and he always did whatever he could to improve the athletic program at North Texas. His legacy will be missed.
George Young
February 28, 2013 | Denton, TX
As football player for North Texas in 60-62 I always enjoyed Coach McCain's leadership. I will always value that time I had with him and remember Coach for his dedication to molding us into people. Job well done in life Coach.
Bob Price
February 28, 2013 | Rowlett, TX
