Joe is survived by his wife of 57 years, Annie Kate; five children, Jo Ann Hutchinson (and husband Ron), Alice Wiginton (and husband Richard), Sammy Green (and wife Leona), Kathy Lovett (and husband Mallie) and Penni Griffith (and husband Vernon); a brother, Kenneth Green; a sister, Hilda Stewart; a close and special cousin, Dick Snyder; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.