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Joseph Thomas Joe Jr. - Youngstown, Ohio

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Joseph Thomas Joe Jr. - Youngstown, Ohio

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 10:45AM GMT
Classification: Obituary
YOUNGSTOWN - Services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 827 Wilson Ave., Youngstown, Ohio for Mr. Joseph Thomas Joe Jr., 63, who departed this life Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, at his home.

Mr. Joe was born Nov. 12, 1951, in Youngstown, Ohio (Mahoning County) a son of Joseph Sr. and Minne Griffin Joe.
He was a 1971 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, where he played football with the Niles Red Dragons, and also attended National College.

He also played semi-pro football with the Youngstown Hardhats in 1975.

He worked as an independent long haul truck driver.

He was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church and its male chorus and senior choir, and a former member of the senior usher ministry.
He was a U.S. Army veteran.

He leaves to cherish his beloved memory, his wife, Jackie; seven children, Marie A. Joe of Sharon, Pa., Joseph T. Joe III (fiancé Kayla Neeley), Aiesha L. Joe (fiancé Gregory Gilford), Anthony (Shaurice) Coder and Mae Lee Thomas, all of Youngstown, and Nicole Joe and Jovanna Joe, both of Colorado; three sisters, Ann Durley Carter of Texas, and Nellie Bridgeforth and Muriel Bridgeforth, both of California; three brothers, Dr. William Brant of Adelphi, Mass., Wayne Bridgeforth of Texas and Walter Bridgeforth of Michigan; an aunt, whom he was very close with, Olla L. Tate; special friends, Sandra Abrams, Joseph Williams and Lisa Jones; 24 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and sisters Vickie Bridgeforth and Cheryl Jackson. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. at the church.

Arrangements entrusted to the L.E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.Youngstown, Ohio - See more at: http://www.vindy.com/news/tributes/#sthash.WJM6yT1q.dpuf

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