Berneice Mcrae

The Lord welcomed Mother Berneice McRae home on November 17, 2022 where she suffers no more. She was born in Fountain, Alabama on October 20, 1947 to Minnie Bell Kyles and Sidney McBride. At the age of 5 in 1952 she lived in Pensacola, Florida. At the age of 12 she lost her mother and then she was raised by her godmother, Mazie Lott. In the year 1970 Sister Berneice McRae and her husband Charles  relocated to Mansfield, Ohio.

She has been a member of New Community Temple for the past 52 years, where she served in the following departments of the church, the Mother’s Board, Prayer Warrior, Delightful Day also serving as the treasurer for the Delightful Day, and Women’s Department Advisor. Those were the committees she served on before going home to be with the Lord. These are other committees Sister Berneice McRae served within her 52 years membership, Assistant Overseer of the Women’s Department to being the Overseer of the Women’s Department, Decoration Department, YWCC, President of the YPWW, Mission, and Treasurer for the Missions Department.

She worked at Mansfield General Hospital (Med-Central) for 5 years. After leaving the hospital she was employed by General Motors where she retired after 30 years of employment. Sister McRae loved the following, music, going to the casinos, and shopping. She had a great love for shoes and traveling to see her family. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchild. Sister McRae was a very spiritual person who loved the Lord. Her favorite scripture, Isaiah 40:31. She was a great inspiration to many people in and out of the church. She loved going out to eat after church every Sunday.

She is preceded in death by her parents; ex-husband of 17 years, Charles McRae, Sr.; brother, Alfonzo “Gates” Kyles, Sr.; and sisters, Rela Mae Williams and Dorothy Mitchell.

Sister Bernice McRae have made great memories that will be continually shared by her children, Darrell (Mindy), Charles (Jennifer), Patrick (Bridget), and Kimberly McRae; God-son, Cedric Tanner; grandchildren, Darrell (Alexis) McRae, Kelyse McRae, Brooklyn McRae, Jasmine McRae, Patrick McRae, Jr., Tylins Jackson, and Kaleia Bishop; great grandchildren Alexis Dorsey and Noah McRae; sisters, Renee (Gordon) Cartwright of Pensacola, FL., Doris Lott and, Linda Sleepy Lott, both of Lima, OH, and Patricia (Butch) Bradley of Mansfield, OH; special nieces, Wanda (Frankie) Kyles-Smith of Mobile, AL., Nikki (Burton) Hester, and Makaila Bradley; special nephews, Alfonzo Kyles, Jr. of Mobile, AL., Rodney Lott and Elle Randerson Lott both of Lima, OH, Kelvin Crenshaw of Compton, CA, Charles Mitchell of Mansfield, OH (whom she took care of after the loss of her sister); sisters-in-law, Carrie (Donovan) Hedge of Compton, CA., Ann (Washington) Pugh of Cantoma, FL., special daughters that she took in, Rolanda Johnson-Harris, and Bondrian Stinnett; special friends from General Motors, Mary Bond, Diane Black, Daisy Fortner, Vanessa Jefferson, Nicosia “Peaches” Friend, and Cynthia Beard; and a host of other relatives and friends.