James Henry Stack

MOCKSVILLE—Mr. James Henry Stack, 95, of Sandy Springs Church Road, died Sunday, July 6, 2025, at his home. He was born on December 7, 1929, in Ocean County, NJ, to the late James King and Nelia Belle Renegar Stack. Mr. Stack served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He joined the Navy based on their slogan of promise, “Join the Navy, see the world”, but would end up being stationed only 50 miles from home. In the Navy, he worked as an airfield mechanic and maintained F-4 Corsairs. Mr. Stack attended Bible college and Spartan School of Aeronautics, where he obtained his Airframe and Powerplant Certification. James had two passions in life—God and aviation, and was able to combine both in during his career with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), serving in Kenya and East Africa for many years. He was also a private pilot who enjoyed gardening and hunting. Mr. Stack would take yearly trips with his family to get their food for the year, hunting wildebeest, warthogs, waterbucks, and gazelle. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Juanita Viola Vickrey Stack; a grandson, James King Stack; and two brothers, Belvin and David Stack. Survivors include his four children, Kenneth Stack (Carol), Linda Smith (Jonathan), Barbara Davies (Dave), and David Stack; 14 grandchildren, Christina Palmquist (Micah), Juliana Xiong (Yia), Angie Blake, Jeremy Smith (Kate), Jason Smith, Nathan Davies (Teagan), Rachael Dalton (Tobin), Lindsey Davies, Caleb Davies (Alexandra), Joshua Davies, Michael Davies (Morgan), Josiah Davies (Amber), Rebecca Hair (Rheis) and Jon Paul Davies; 27 great-grandchildren; and four nephews, Neal Stack, John Stack, Robert Stack, Bill Stack; and a niece, Susanne Davis. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at Bear Creek Baptist Church, with Rev. Greg McEwen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be considered for Bear Creek Baptist Church, 492 Bear Creek Church Road, Mocksville, NC 27028.

James Henry Stack

December 7, 1929 - July 6, 2025