McArthur “Mac” Cain, age 81 of Somerset, Kentucky, passed from this life on Monday, March 30, 2026 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital.
He was born on November 15, 1944 in Casey County, Kentucky, son of the late Arthur and Dillary Cooper Cain.
Mac was a Karate Instructor for 20 plus years and worked for Ford Motor Company from 1966 to 1995 before retiring. He was a Sergent in the United States Army and served his country proudly. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a member of Southland Missionary Baptist church in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mac will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James Cain, Ancil Cain, and Bufford Cain; sisters, Loretta Evans, Lois Rogers, Juanita Lewis, Wyvonia Saunders, and Rose Cain.
He is survived by his wife, Billie Cain; a son, Kevin (Shelley) Cain of Cincinnati, OH; daughters, Karla Cain of Somerset and Jane Ashley Savcilioglu (Tamer) of Somerset; brothers, Clifford Cain of Cincinnati, OH; sister, Lillian (Ronnie) Langford of Cincinnati, OH; and grandchildren, Talia Savcilioglu and Juliet Savcilioglu.
A private Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date by the Cain family.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Wounded Warriors Project.
Southern Oaks Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements for McArthur “Mac” Cain.