Joshia B. "Joe" Carpenter

Joshia B. “Joe” Carpenter, 84 of Nitro, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 23, 2014 at his home after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Joe was born April 26, 1929 to the late Greely and Marie Brennon Carpenter. After graduating from Calhoun County High School in 1947, Joe went on to join the United States Air Force where he was a mechanic while in Korea. He also took jet plane exhibits to fairs and festivals which is where he met his first wife Betty and they had one son. After leaving the Air Force, he took a job for Union Carbide where he became shift supervisor and retired after 39 years. He then went on to several adventures including driving an ambulance for a funeral home in Charleston and delivering real estate magazines out of his Volkswagen. After the passing of Betty, on a walk thru his neighborhood, he met his second wife, Lois in 2001. Joe loved to tell stories, many especially on his military background, of which he was proud. If you missed it the first time, he made sure you heard it the second time around, and so on. Now all his stories are heartwarming memories, for all he has left behind to cherish and to remind us of what a wonderful and proud man Joe really was. He will be loved and truly missed by all that knew him. Alzheimer’s Prayer Do not ask me to remember. Do not try to make me understand. Let me rest and know you’re with me, Kiss my cheek and hold my hand. I’m confused beyond your concept, I’m sad, and sick and lost. All I know is I need you, To be with me, at all cost. Do not lose your patience with me, Do not scold or curse or cry. I can’t help the way I’m acting, I can’t be different even though I try. Just remember that I need you, That the best of me is gone. Please don’t fail to stand beside me, Love me til my life is gone. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two twin brothers, Gorden and Gaylen and a half brother, Clifford. He is survived by his loving wife of 12 years, Lois; son, Richard and his wife, Barbra; stepson, Jason Brown; grandchildren, Josh & Rachael; sisters, Eva May Hosey, Murial McCormick; brothers, Jack Carpenter, Gaily Carpenter, Joseph Glenn Carpenter and Harry Carpenter and also many friends. A celebration of Joe’s life will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans with Chaplain Pete Thompson officiating. Entombment will follow at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans with full military honors. There will be a gathering of family and friends from 6-8 pm Saturday at the funeral home. The family requests that donations be made in lieu of flowers to Hubbard Hospice House West, 4605 A MacCorkle Avenue, SW, South Charleston, WV 25309. The family of Joe would like to thank the hospice staff and the MD2U for all the help with him through his difficult times. With a special thank you to his nurse Carla and his CNA Melinda without you we couldn’t have made it through the way we have. Also a special thanks to Julie Beaver, a special caregiver and closer family friend. Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, family-owned and located at 409 Sixth Avenue, St. Albans, WV 25177 is honored to serve the Bartlett family.

Joshia B. "Joe" Carpenter

April 26, 1929 - April 23, 2014