Joe Ed Minter

1934 - 2012  (78 years)

• Name	Joe Ed Minter
  Birth	17 Oct 1934	Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	A990BCEBC8534657BC854E2DD47C5F2E31DB
  Death	5 Dec 2012	Peoria, Illinois, USA
  Notes	From findagrave.com, Nov 2015: CHILLICOTHE, IL - Joe E. Minter, 78, of Chillicothe passed away at 2:36 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at Bel-Wood Nursing Home, where he was a resident for the last four months. Joe was born the seventh of eight children on Oct. 17, 1934, to Cecil Clyde and Verna Emmaline (Finch) Minter in Benton, Kentucky. At the age of 18, he left Kentucky and on March 3, 1953, started his 38-year career at Caterpillar Inc. While at Cat, he worked at the Morton plant, East Peoria proving grounds, East Peoria factory, Mapleton Foundry, Mossville Tech center, Pioneer Park Tire development, Tire manufacturing in Peoria. Joe was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving 1957 to 1959 as a helicopter mechanic at Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, N.C. While serving, he was stationed for four months at Camp Desert Rock, Nev., which was the atomic proving grounds for the U.S. Army. While there, he witnessed the largest U.S. atomic explosion, called Old Smokey. After active duty, he served eight years in the Army Reserves. On Dec. 10, 1955, he married Marcia J. Conver in Corinth, Miss. To this union they were blessed with four children. Preceding him in death were his parents, two brothers, two sisters and his son, Kyle L. Minter. He is survived by his wife, Marcia; three brothers, Elwood (Shirly), Bill and Glen (Gwen) Minter; three daughters, Tamara (Walt) Feeser, Sue Minter Furuhomen and Jo Lynn (Mark) Minter Carr. Also surviving are grandchildren, Amy Feeser, Tiffany Minter Lipscomb, Brielyn (Tyler) Smith, Marci Furuholmen, Eric (Lisa), Zach, Charly and Danni Kilpatrick; two stepgrandchildren and two2 great-granddaughters. A man known for his integrity and willingness to help anyone in need, he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Cremation will take place. Go in Peace, we will all miss you. Published in Peoria Journal Star on December 7, 2012
  Person ID	I7697	America
  Last Modified	13 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Cecil Clyde Minter,   b. 8 Nov 1892, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA d. 1 Apr 1982, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Verna Emmaline FINCH,   b. 24 Mar 1900, Kentucky, USA d. 6 Jan 1999, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1918	Henry County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F2984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marcia J CONVER
  Children	1. Kyle L Minter   d. Bef 2012, USA   2. Tamara Minter   3. Sue Minter   4. Jo Lynn Minter
  Family ID	F2998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1934 - Marshall County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Tennessee Marriage Records, 1780-2002 at ancestry.com, May 2015 and later.