Joe Poore

Joseph Taylor ‘Joe’ Poore, Jr., age 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the Charles George V.A. Medical Center in Asheville.Born on March 25, 1930 in Washington County, TN, he was the son of the late Joseph Taylor Poore, Sr. and Bunia Hilton Poore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dollie Hopson Poore who passed away in 2010. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Poore and a granddaughter, Flisha Lawyer and his sons-in-law; Larry Smith, Robert Callahan, and Sammy Thomas.Mr. Poore was a veteran of the U.S. Army and attended the Gouge’s Creek Baptist Church. Everywhere he went he made friends. Most people knew him as the ‘Wal-Mart Greeter’. He was retired from Henredon Furniture in Spruce Pine. After his retirement he later worked at Ingles in Spruce Pine. He will be greatly missed by everyone that knew him.Left to cherish his memories are his daughters; Audry Orr and husband, Bill of Bakersville; Rita Smith and Pam Thomas of Spruce Pine; his son; Mickey Poore and fiance’, Donna of Marion; his brothers; Larry Gobble of Johnson City, TN and Gene Gobble and wife, Jenny of Knoxville, TN; six grandchildren; and eleven great grandchildren.The family respectfully requests the honor of your presence at the funeral service honoring the life of Joe Poore on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 3:30 pm in the Chapel of Webb Funeral Home with the Rev. Tommy Thomas officiating. A time to receive friends and share memories and support the family will be from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm on Sunday, February 22, 2015 in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in the Gouge’s Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.Words of comfort may be e-mailed to the family by going to our website; www.webbfh.com., selecting Mr. Poore’s name and then you may sign his guestbook. Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine, NC is assisting the Poore family. Mr. Poore’s obituary has also been posted on Facebook.Read Obituary