Celebration of Life services honoring Melvin Alvin “Mac” McLaughlin Jr., 81, will be held at 3 o’clock p.m. on Monday evening, February 16, 2026, at Amiable Baptist Church in Glenmora, LA. Bro. Benji Rhame will officiate. Mac will be laid to rest at St. Peter’s Cemetery in Elmer, LA, immediately following his services.
Mac’s family will receive friends and visitors at Amiable Baptist Church in Glenmora, LA, on Monday, February 16, 2026, from 12 noon until time of service. All of Mac’s arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Oakdale.
Mac was a loving son, father, grandfather, and friend. He was a 1962 graduate of Lutcher Stark High School. After graduating, he joined the United States Air Force where he served his country for several years including serving during the Vietnam War. Mac was a hard worker and worked diligently to provide for his family. He worked at England Air Force Base and was a HVAC Specialist and an Electrician. Mac was an avid outdoorsman and had a passion for hunting and fishing. In his later years he enjoyed spending time at his camp on the Mermentau River, He also loved to spend time with his family and cooking. Mac was known for his inapt ability and knowledge in buying, repairing, and selling automobiles, especially Toyota 4-wheel drives. He was always willing to lend a helping hand. When Mac was a young boy, he and his father assisted people in the Little Chenier Bayou after hurricane Audrey. Little did Mac know. He would later purchase a camp there in his adulthood. As his health declined, he could no longer enjoy his camp but found joy in watching his son and granddaughter race. Mac was a kind and caring person and will be forever missed and unconditionally loved by all who knew him.
Those left to cherish Mac’s memory include one son, Clint McLaughlin and Lisa Ray of Elmer, LA, one daughter, Pamela Clark and husband Michael of Hemp Hill, TX; two sisters, Barbara Jean Bates of Orange, TX, and Margaret Fuller Bailey of Almogordo, NM; two grandchildren, Cameron McLaughlin of Ruston, LA, and Allyssa Chandler and husband Cody of Pollock, LA, one great grandchild, Sadie Gates, of Pollock, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.
Mac is preceded in death by his mother, Lottie Leona McLaughlin-Dodson, and his father, Melvin Alvin McLaughlin Sr.; and one sister, Kathie Maydee Collins.
Mac’s family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the V.A. Medical Center in Alexandria, LA, Amien Care Services, Fresenius Kidney Care, The Regency House, and all others who played any role in caring for Mac. The family also extends extra special appreciation to Crystal Brown, Joel Jennings, and Lisa Ray.
Pallbearers honored to serve are Clint McLaughlin, Cameron McLaughlin, Shane Lewing, Cord Stover, Johnny Bennett, and Bodie LaBove. Honorary pallbearers are Barry Bates, Lynn Ward, Joel Jennings, and Michael Clark.
Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with Mac’s family at www.ardoinfuneralhome.com or on Facebook-Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.
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