Joe leaves to cherish his wife, Mary Jane; three children: Joe Richard (Alinda) of Meridian, MS, Cheryl Dianne of Starkville, MS and Bernice of Lithia Springs,GA, Three loving grandsons, Nicholas Martin of Conyers, GA, Two Granddaughters, Jennifer Martin of Nashville, TN and Brooklin Jamison of Starkville, MS, great-grands. And a host of nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.