On Saturday, March 2, 2024, God sent HIS Angel to take HIS Child and our loved one to Heaven.

Joseph Caldwell, Sr. was born on March 17, 1936, in Sumter, SC to Abraham and Virginia Caldwell. He was educated in the Sumter County School System in Sumter, SC. He later moved to Winston-Salem, NC, where he met Polly Lorraine Hairston. They married in 1955 and later moved to New York. To this union, six children were born.

He was an employee of RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and retired after 30 years of dedicated service. He was a faithful and active member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Walkertown, NC. There he served as a Sunday School Superintendent and Deacon. He faithfully attended services and with family, participated in many church activities and ministries.

In his pastime, he enjoyed fishing, cooking, hunting, and playing the guitar. But most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family.

In addition to his parents, three brothers: John, Simon, and Robert; and his son, Gary Jerome Caldwell preceded him in death.

Those who cherish his memory are his loving wife of 69 years, Polly Lorraine Hairston Caldwell, of the home; two daughters, Karen (Thomas) Brantley of Atlanta, GA and Shelia (Charles) Parker of Kernersville, NC; three sons, Joseph (Laura) Caldwell, Jr., Bruce (Carolyn) Caldwell and Heath (Tina) Caldwell, all of Kernersville, NC; eleven grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Sarah Caldwell Harrison of Philadelphia, PA and Beatrice McKnight of Columbia, SC; one brother, Malachi Caldwell of Columbia, SC; and a host of nieces,nephews and cousins.

Public viewing will be from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM, Friday, March 8, 2024 at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 3978 Pine Hall Road, Walkertown, North Carolina, 27051. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Interment in Eastlawn Gardens of Memory, 530 Dobson Street, Kernersville, North Carolina.

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