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Joe Howard Safrit
July 8, 1934 — November 16, 2016
Mr. Joe Howard Safrit of St. John’s Church Road, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Pruitt Health Care.
A memorial service will be 2 PM Monday at St. John’s Lutheran Church officiated by Rev. Dr. Mark Ericson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at 12:30 PM in the church sanctuary.
Joe was born July 8, 1934 in Concord to the late Grover W. Safrit and Grace Beaver Safrit. He was also preceded in death by his wife Melba Hurlocker Safrit, sisters Helen Lackey and Lula Funderburk, and brother Glenn Safrit. Joe owned and operated Joe Safrit Nursery and Landscaping for 55 years and was a member of the NC Nursery Association and the Piedmont Nursery Association where he had served as President. Joe was a life long member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Men. He had received numerous community and church awards for his service.
Joe is survived by his daughter, Joann Queen of Concord; sons, John Safrit and Tim Safrit, both of Salisbury, and Mark Safrit and wife Tonya of Concord; grandchildren, Nathan McGuirt, Gene Wetter and wife Terri, Justin Wetter and wife Diana, Dawn Ingram and husband Antoine, Ashley Queen and Megan Queen; great grandchildren, Malé and Malika Morrison, Asia Ingram, Ezekiel, Elijah and Wayne Wetter, Dylan, Sierra, and Whitney Wetter; brother, Ray Safrit and wife Phyllis; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church Garden Fund, 100 St. John’s Church Rd., Concord, NC 28025.
A memorial service will be 2 PM Monday at St. John’s Lutheran Church officiated by Rev. Dr. Mark Ericson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at 12:30 PM in the church sanctuary.
Joe was born July 8, 1934 in Concord to the late Grover W. Safrit and Grace Beaver Safrit. He was also preceded in death by his wife Melba Hurlocker Safrit, sisters Helen Lackey and Lula Funderburk, and brother Glenn Safrit. Joe owned and operated Joe Safrit Nursery and Landscaping for 55 years and was a member of the NC Nursery Association and the Piedmont Nursery Association where he had served as President. Joe was a life long member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Men. He had received numerous community and church awards for his service.
Joe is survived by his daughter, Joann Queen of Concord; sons, John Safrit and Tim Safrit, both of Salisbury, and Mark Safrit and wife Tonya of Concord; grandchildren, Nathan McGuirt, Gene Wetter and wife Terri, Justin Wetter and wife Diana, Dawn Ingram and husband Antoine, Ashley Queen and Megan Queen; great grandchildren, Malé and Malika Morrison, Asia Ingram, Ezekiel, Elijah and Wayne Wetter, Dylan, Sierra, and Whitney Wetter; brother, Ray Safrit and wife Phyllis; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church Garden Fund, 100 St. John’s Church Rd., Concord, NC 28025.
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