Joe Howard Sheffield, 82, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, at the Mississippi State Veterans’ Home in Oxford. He was born October 27, 1931, in Itawamba County to Gilbert and Arkadelphia Martin Sheffield. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and a retired farmer. He was a member of the Big Oak Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening.
Services will be at 2 p. m. Monday, January 21, at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home Chapel in Fulton with Bro. Doug Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the Dorsey Cemetery.
Survivors include one son, Danny (Lynn) Sheffield of Tupelo; one son-in-law, Aaron (Diane) Loden of Fulton; three granddaughters, Rebekah (David) Morgan, Leslie (Kenny) Oswalt, and Kayla (Adam) Potts; one grandson, Clayton Loden; five great-grandchildren, Brody Oswalt, Jill Morgan, Maddox Potts, Zane Potts, and Jase Oswalt; and the mother of his children, Jean Sheffield, of Smithville.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Susan Loden; his parents; and eight brothers and sisters.
His nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be from noon until service time Monday at the funeral home.
