Beloved by family and friends, Orie Rachell "Rae" Carmack, a native of Mobile, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the age of 77. Rae attended Gorgas Elementary School, Toulmanville Junior High School, and Murphy High School. In her later years, she was a proud member of the "Sensational Seven", a group of women who all attended junior high school together.
Rae was preceded in death by her parents, William Earl Thompson and Mary Francis Shaw Thompson; husband, William "Bill" Carmack; and sisters, Amanda "Mandy" Greenhill and Earline Lamb. She is survived by her daughters, Rusti Castanos (Wayne) and Nicki Grimes (Melvin); step-daughters, Ashley Carmack and Morgan Carmack; sisters, Mary Frances Warren and Carolyn Hartley; brother, William Deener Thompson; 10 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.
Celebration of Life details will be announced at a later date.