James was born on Deep Creek near Bryson City on August 12, 1921. He married Ada Elizabeth Crayton on March 15, 1947 at Reed Memorial Baptist Church in Oakley. They enjoyed 68 years of married life together. Ada died on December 23, 2014.
James was the son of Samuel J. and Leah Truett Hunnicutt. He was the youngest of seven children: Jeff, Charles, Cora, Bonnie, Ruth, and Ruby. He served in the Army in World War II, first as an artillery specialist, then as a military policeman. When he returned from the war, he and Ada married and had two children, James Mack Hunnicutt, Jr. and Mary Margaret Mackintosh.
In addition to his children, he is also survived by three grand children, Elizabeth (Andy) Melton, Holly (Caleb) Longenecker and Eric (Susanne) Mackintosh; and five great grandchildren, Mack Melton, Micah and Anna Longenecker, Jackson and Lucy Mackintosh.
James enjoyed rock hunting, fly fishing, and gardening. He was a talented guitar player and singer. He enjoyed spending time on Deep Creek in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, using every opportunity to take his family members to his birthplace on Hammer Branch.
James was the son of Samuel J. and Leah Truett Hunnicutt. He was the youngest of seven children: Jeff, Charles, Cora, Bonnie, Ruth, and Ruby. He served in the Army in World War II, first as an artillery specialist, then as a military policeman. When he returned from the war, he and Ada married and had two children, James Mack Hunnicutt, Jr. and Mary Margaret Mackintosh.
In addition to his children, he is also survived by three grand children, Elizabeth (Andy) Melton, Holly (Caleb) Longenecker and Eric (Susanne) Mackintosh; and five great grandchildren, Mack Melton, Micah and Anna Longenecker, Jackson and Lucy Mackintosh.
James enjoyed rock hunting, fly fishing, and gardening. He was a talented guitar player and singer. He enjoyed spending time on Deep Creek in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, using every opportunity to take his family members to his birthplace on Hammer Branch.
James was born on Deep Creek near Bryson City on August 12, 1921. He married Ada Elizabeth Crayton on March 15, 1947 at Reed Memorial Baptist Church in Oakley. They enjoyed 68 years of married life together. Ada died on December 23, 2014.
James was the son of Samuel J. and Leah Truett Hunnicutt. He was the youngest of seven children: Jeff, Charles, Cora, Bonnie, Ruth, and Ruby. He served in the Army in World War II, first as an artillery specialist, then as a military policeman. When he returned from the war, he and Ada married and had two children, James Mack Hunnicutt, Jr. and Mary Margaret Mackintosh.
In addition to his children, he is also survived by three grand children, Elizabeth (Andy) Melton, Holly (Caleb) Longenecker and Eric (Susanne) Mackintosh; and five great grandchildren, Mack Melton, Micah and Anna Longenecker, Jackson and Lucy Mackintosh.
James enjoyed rock hunting, fly fishing, and gardening. He was a talented guitar player and singer. He enjoyed spending time on Deep Creek in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, using every opportunity to take his family members to his birthplace on Hammer Branch.
James was the son of Samuel J. and Leah Truett Hunnicutt. He was the youngest of seven children: Jeff, Charles, Cora, Bonnie, Ruth, and Ruby. He served in the Army in World War II, first as an artillery specialist, then as a military policeman. When he returned from the war, he and Ada married and had two children, James Mack Hunnicutt, Jr. and Mary Margaret Mackintosh.
In addition to his children, he is also survived by three grand children, Elizabeth (Andy) Melton, Holly (Caleb) Longenecker and Eric (Susanne) Mackintosh; and five great grandchildren, Mack Melton, Micah and Anna Longenecker, Jackson and Lucy Mackintosh.
James enjoyed rock hunting, fly fishing, and gardening. He was a talented guitar player and singer. He enjoyed spending time on Deep Creek in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, using every opportunity to take his family members to his birthplace on Hammer Branch.
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