Ruby "Juanita" Mackie

Eliot, ME - Ruby Juanita (Rexroad) Mackie, always known as Juanita, went to heaven on August 3, 2025 at age 96 surrounded by her children. She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on November 23, 1928 to Harvey Newton Rexroad and Ruby (Nixon) Rexroad. She grew up in Charlston WV graduating from Stonewall Jackson high school class of 1946, then received a 2-year degree in comptometers from Morris Harvey college now known as the University of Charleston. She worked as a comptometer operator for Ryerson Steel for over 5 yrs in Boston before marrying and re-locating to St Louis Missouri and began a family. In the mid 1960’s she moved to York, Maine where she remained for many years. From a young age dance was a big part of her life, primarily ballet, so it was natural for Juanita to start a dance school which she loved. Later, she obtained her real estate license, started and operated Bill Mackie Real Estate with her husband. She was very successful in this field and worked within the real estate business for over 20 years including rehabbing homes and rentals. In the mid 1980’s Juanita made South Berwick her home where she lived until 2022 when she moved to her daughter, Lynne’s house in Eliot. In May of 2025 she moved to Durgin Pines where family is part of the staff. Playing duplicate bridge was one of Juanita’s passions and she was part of many groups/clubs over the years where she found and maintained life-long friendships. The years were filled with fun bridge parties. While her kids were young, a new game of bridge was invented which we call back- alley bridge. This game was always a favorite and continues today within the family. She was very good with numbers, an avid player of suduko and loved the stock market. Juanita was kind, gentle and always thankful for the smallest things. A beautiful soul inside and out. She loved to laugh but most of all was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was known as “grammy” to many and will be greatly missed. Juanita was pre-deceased by her parents; Harvey Newton Rexroad and Ruby (Nixon) Rexroad, her brothers; James Oliver Rexroad, Harvey Nixon Rexroad, William Pershing Rexroad, a sister, Mary Cerena Rexroad. She is survived by her brother Benjamin Bliss Rexroad of Hudson Ohio, her 3 children, Douglas Mackie of Eliot, Lynne Chick of Eliot and Claudia Mackie of South Berwick. Her granddaughters, Kathryn (Dan) Desrosiers and Jamie Beaupre. 2 great grand children; Ruby and Jackson Desrosiers and her beloved cat, Henry, who she often referred to as “a good pup”.

Ruby "Juanita" Mackie

November 23, 1928 - August 3, 2025