Mack Primm, III, of Cherry Lake, Fla., passed from his earthly life on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, after an extended illness.
Mack was born Nov. 4, 1953, in Monroeville, Ala., to Mack and Joyce Morris Primm, and after a few years residing in Repton, Ala., relocated with his family to Madison, Fla. He graduated from Madison High School and after attending NFJC, joined the U.S. Navy. He received several recognitions for his leadership and was the chief of the deck crew on an aircraft carrier. Following two tours in the Navy, Mack worked several years on an oil rig and eventually became a merchant seaman, specializing in refrigeration. He made his home in Coupeville, Wash., during much of this period, but was eventually able to realize his dream to buy land for a farm in Madison County and relocated to Cherry Lake, Fla. While working to establish his farm, he and his then wife, Gayle, opened a retail health foods and supplement store in Remerton.