Johnny Mack Shepard

Born July 5, 1944 in Holly Ridge, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Bernice Shepard and Minnie Futrell Shepard. After graduating from Jacksonville High School, his career started in the grocery industry. After a time, his career focus changed. He worked for companies that supplied industrial belting, gaskets, and rubber products. In 1996, he decided to branch out on his own and started JMacks Industrial Sales, which he continued to run with Brian, until his passing.

Johnny was a lifelong NRA member and loved the outdoors. His passions were fishing and hunting. Each year with his 2 sons, Stuart and Brian, he would take a trip to the North Carolina coast to spend the week fishing, goofing off and eating lots of seafood. When he needed to get back to nature, he would travel to the hunting camp and just ride around in his “buggy”, as he called his UTV, hunting and checking his trail cams.

On November 11, 1967, he married Peggy Willaford in Jacksonville, North Carolina. After a job transfer, they settled in Charlotte, North Carolina.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy Willaford Shepard; 2 sons, Stuart Shepard (Angie) of Warsaw, Missouri and Brian Shepard (Lisa) of Waxhaw, North Carolina; 5 grandchildren, Cassie Sall, Hailley Williams, Noah Shepard, Dylan Shepard, and Ethan Shepard; 2 sisters, Hilda Harrell, Peggy Young O’Neil, and brother, Edward Shepard.

Preceding him in death were his parents, 2 brothers- BJ Shepard and Graham Shepard, and sister- Helen Burch.

Due to COVID-19, a private family graveside service to celebrate Johnny’s life will be held at 12:00pm Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Forest Lawn East Matthews, North Carolina.

For those wishing to send memorial gifts, please consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.fundraising.stjude.org)

Online condolences may be shared at www.mcewenpinevillechapel.com.