Jack O'Neal Stanley

Mr. Jack O’Neal Stanley, age 84, of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully and went home to be with our Lord and Savior on November 12, 2026, around 12:30 PM. Jack Stanley also called “Papa Jack” by some, will be dearly missed. Mr. Stanley was born May 2, 1942, in Patrick County, Virginia, to the late Cecil and Gladys Culler Stanley. Jack Stanley protected and served the city of Mount Airy for 27 years a police officer before retiring as the Captain. He was a very faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church for 28 years and was a proud believer of Jesus Christ. Whenever he could Jack loved to take vacations to the beach and sometimes would go to the lake. In his free time, Jack loved to ride his Red Honda Gold Wing motorcycle across the country, and when he wasn’t riding he could be found fishing, which he dearly loved. One definitely knew what position Jack took, he loved to debate and talk politics with anyone who would listen. Left to cherish Jack’s memory is his daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia Carpenter (Allen); sons and daughter-in-law, Dwayne Stanley (Angie), Elliot “Gray” Stanley; Papa Jack’s grandchildren, Jessica Embler and wife (Spencer), Tyler Vaughn (Haley), Brittany Church (Andrew), Joey Wolfe (Hannah), Katelana Todd (Dakota); 14 great grandchildren to whom that also called him Papa Jack. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his sisters, Aldis Brown, Amolene Poindexter; brothers, Clifford, Archie, JC, and Larry. A celebration of Jack’s life will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, with the Rev. Alex Martin and Chaplin Gray Shelton officiating. A burial will follow at Copeland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, from 12:30 PM until time of the service. Flowers will be accepted, or the family request memorial donations be made in honor of Jack O’Neal Stanley “Papa Jack” to St. Judes Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, a place where he often donated to help children. The family would like to give a special thanks to the team of nurses who took care of him at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on the Cardiac Floor. Moodys of Mount Airy is respectfully serving the Stanley family.