Joe Leonard Jett, 72, resident of Lewisburg, died on Monday, June 1, 2020, at St. Thomas West.

The family will visit with friends on Thursday, June 4, 2020, from 10 a.m. until the funeral service which will be conducted at 3 p.m. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Brother Danny Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Park Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers are the employees of Mealer Trucking.

A native of Marshall County, he was born on Jan. 28, 1948, to the late Frank Jett and the late Helen Estes Jett. Joe worked in the trucking industry as a truck driver. He enjoyed meeting fellow truckers along the way. Joe never met a stranger. He drove in all 48 contiguous states, and totaled over 2 1/2 million miles in his career. He and his wife, Mary, raised their own family, but never turned away any child that needed something. He was a hard-core trucker, but especially he was a hard-core family man.

Survivors include his beloved wife, Mary Bradford Jett of Lewisburg; sons, Joseph (Amy) Jett, Matthew (Grace) Wright both of Lewisburg; daughter, Melissa (Toby) Winkler of Lewisburg; brother, Bobby Jett; sisters, Ramona Hill, Brenda (Keith) Luna, Peggy (Ray) Dixon; fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Frank Jett, Hillard Jett, and sister, Beverly Favors.

Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.billsmcgaugh.com