Born April 2, 1918, in Stoddard County, son of the late Charles Edgar and Lula Allstun Joseph, he was of the Protestant belief. He was a retired farm laborer.
Survivors include: one brother, Russell Joseph of Dexter; and one sister, Lorene Soucie of Orion, Mich.
Three brothers, John Joseph, Brown Joseph, and William Joseph; and two sisters, Mabel Francis and Maudie Rowe, preceded him in death.
Services were conducted today in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Phil Warren officiated.
Burial followed in the Essex Cemetery.
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