Jay was born in Jackson, TN, and reared in Henderson, the son of Stacy and Amanda Ross Shattuck. He attended schools in Chester County and played golf while in school. He graduated Chester County High School in 2005. After graduating he started to Crump Vocational School to become a machinist. He continued to play golf, which he loved, and also loved to fish, hunt and especially ride four wheelers.
He is survived by his father and mother Stacy and Amanda Ross Shattuck of Henderson; his grandparents, Junior and Brenda Ross of Henderson and Rudolph and Ruth Shattuck of Camden; a sister Ashley Shattuck Dyer of Fort Bragg, NC and an adopted brother Casey Smith of Henderson.