Mr. Joseph Padgett age 69 of 3815 Oakwood Circle, Iron Station, North Carolina transitioned on Thursday, September 6, 2019 at Hospice Cleveland County, Shelby, North Carolina.

He was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina on September 15, 1949 to the late Henry Padgett and Pearl Maddox Padgett

Joseph was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. He attended Washington High School. He retired from Actega North America as a Ink Technician.

He is survived by his wife, Alice Tinsley Padgett; one son, Melvin Newman; one daughter, Kimberly Padgett-Harbison.

Funeral Service is Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church of Vale with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Ebony & White’s Funeral Service is serving the Padgett family