William "Joe" Joseph Dedmon

William Joseph “Joe” Dedmon, 77, passed away Sunday December 2, 2018 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 5:00 PM until 8:00PM at Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence, MS. A visitation will be from 12:00PM until the 2:00 PM funeral service Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at Wesley Chapel in Phoenix, MS. Interment will follow in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Joe was born August 27, 1941 in Phoenix, MS to the late Richard Dedmon, Sr. and Maudie Jones Dedmon. He loved the river where he worked for 40 years. Joe loved his family and was a Christian family man and had a great sense of humor. He was an avid fisherman and invested his life in the lives of many young men through Boy Scouts. Working with wood using his hands brought him great joy. He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Tammy Cockrell; sisters, Lurlene, Grace and Jerri; brothers, Richard Jr., Huey Sr., Ray, Charles and Allen. Survivors include his wife, Betty Dedmon of Florence; son, Steve (Becky) Dedmon of Pearl, Glenn (Nicole) of Ashville, AL, Keith Dedmon and Jordan Dedmon both of Florence; daughters, Angela Everett of Florence, Beverly (Chris) Brewer of Pearl, Belle Dedmon of Florence; 26 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.