William Stack

Entered into eternal rest the evening of February 25, 2008, William Frederick Stack, husband of Barbara “Betty” Fulcher Stack. Residence, Mt. Pleasant, SC, formerly of Charleston. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. William Frederick Stack are invited to attend the funeral services of the former Friday, February 29, 2008, at ten-thirty o’clock in Bethel United Methodist Church. Interment, Jerusalem Cemetery, Elloree, SC, at two o’clock. Friends may call at J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Downtown Chapel, Thursday between five and seven o’clock.

Bill was born August 15, 1919, in Elloree, SC, the son of Marion Frederick Stack and Floryne Dantzler Stack. He was a graduate of Porter Military Academy, attended the University of Georgia and served with the Merchant Marine during World War II. He retired from the Charleston Housing Authority as an executive director. Mr. Stack was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and a former board member. He was an honorary life member of The Hibernian Society, formerly an active member of the Civitan Club of Charleston, the Lion’s Club of Charleston, as well as the Jr. Jaycees. He was a former president of the Carolinas Council of Housing and Redevelopment. He was a member of the Porter Military Academy-Porter Gaud School Athletic Hall of Fame Inaugural Class where he was also a recipient of the Col. Buell Award.

He is survived by his wife of sixty-seven years; one daughter: Becky S. Davis and her husband, Bushrod, of Charleston, SC; one son: William F. Stack, Jr. and his wife, Jean, of Isle of Palms, SC; three grandchildren: Lisa D. Harbin, W. Guilds Davis and Carolyn Brunson; one great-grandchild: Hannah E. Harbin.

Bill was known for his winning smile, his wit, his love for life, but above all, his love for his family.

Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, Mens Club, 57 Pitt Street, Charleston, SC 29401 or Porter Military Academy Alumni Association, 300 Albermarle Road, Charleston, SC 29407.