Obituary – Joe Brandon
Monday, May 1, 2023

Joe Barry Brandon, age 81, of Lewisburg, Tennessee, died Monday, May 1, 2023, at Maury County Regional Health Center.
Joe was born September, 17, 1941, in Lewisburg, Tennessee, to the late George (Hap) and Mildred Kerr Brandon. He owned Joe B's Men's and Boys clothing store in Lewisburg for many years. He was involved in community development in Tennessee and retired as the Director of Existing Services for the Labor and Workforce Development division of the State of Tennessee. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg and served as an Elder Emeritus.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sharon Jobe Brandon; two sons, Joey (Margo) Brandon of Cornersville, and Nathan (Amy) Brandon of Brentwood; four grandchildren, Nicole (Jayce) Pickle, Ben Brandon, Abby Brandon, and Anna Lynne Brandon; three great grandchildren, Colin Pickle, Morgan Elizabeth Pickle, and Tatum Pickle; one sister, Suzanne Porter of Camden, Arkansas; mother-in-law, Elizabeth Jobe; nieces, Lori (Shaun) DeWoody of Camden, Arkansas, and Patti McGilton of Monroe, Louisiana.
Funeral Service will be conducted on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 1:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg with burial to follow in Lone Oak Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm from the Chapel of London Funeral Home, 324 W. Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091. Visitation will continue at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 11:00 am until the funeral hour at 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Lewisburg or to Hopetown, 402 N 2nd Ave, Lewisburg, TN 37091.
More Stories |
-
Kathy Owen, age 68, passed away May 27, 2023 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was born in Cookeville and has lived in Murfreesboro for the past 33 years. She was a historian and enjoyed her employment at Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro.
Read More
-
ReporTV will be providing live streaming coverage from all three nights of the Columbia Spring Jubilee, beginning at 6:00 pm each evening. Highlights will be posted the following day.
Read More
-
Read More
-
Highlights from the Spring Fun Show are now available on ReporTV!
Read More
-
Mr. William Donald Mason Jr, age 65 of Petersburg,Tennessee, passed away from this life Friday, May 19th 2023 under the loving care of his family and Caris Healthcare, at his home.
Read More
-
Both novice classes at The Spring Fun Show will be based on the same novice criteria as The Celebration. This means to qualify to show in these classes neither the horse nor rider can previously have won at The Celebration.
Read More
-
The Walking Horse Community came together on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, when a fire broke out in one of the smaller barns at Forrest Shadows Farm which is also home to Joe Lester Stables.
Read More
-
The Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration recently hired Travis Emore to be the Director of Arena Operations and Events. Emore will directly oversee the operations of Cooper Steel Arena, as well as also function as a member of the senior leadership team at The Celebration. Emore comes to The Celebration from Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro.
Read More
-
President Bill Young is pleased to announce the Walking Horse Trainers’ Association office relocation to the historic Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration grounds has been completed. The new WHTA office is in the old Gift Shop building which has been home to Shane Shiflet Photography during the Celebration for the past several years.
Read More
-
R.V. “Beaver” Young of Sparta, TN passed away on May 16, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. R.V. is the father of horse trainer Randy T Young.
Read More
|