In the stillness of
Saturday evening, October 26, 1985, the Angel of Mercy came and claimed the
life of Joe E. Wortham. He humbly and quietly slipped into a peaceful eternal sleep at
Granville Hospital in Oxford, N.C. after an extended illness.
Joe was a person of many good qualities and only one personality, which
was always pleasing. He possessed an abundance of love for mankind. He
loved all he knew and met and was liked by all his acquaintances. Even in the midst of his pain and suffering he still
maintained a radiant smile. He was always willing to lend a helping hand
whenever it was needed, regardless to the one in need. He will be missed by
all who knew him, his place in our hr>me can
never be filled and his memory will never cease to remain in our hearts and
our home.
He was united with the Pettiford Grove l3aptist Church in 1959, and was
employed by the Mt. Hope Finishing Co. of Creedmoor, N.C. He received his
education in the Granville County School System.
Left to cherish his
memories are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Wortham of the home, a son, Joe
E. Wortharn, Jr., of Durham, N.C., his parents;
Mr. Wilmrore Wortham and Mrs. Dora P. Wortham of Kittrell, N.C., Four brothers: Willie Wortham of
Piscataway, NJ., Walter Wortham of Winston Salem, N.C., William Wortham of
Creedmoor, N.C., and Hughley Wortham of Oxford, N.C. Five sisters: Mrs. Ella Sherrer
and Mrs. Margaret Mitchell, both of Newark, N.J.; Mrs. Mary France Louise
Green and Mrs. Lorene Mitchiner, both of Oxford,
N.C. and Mrs. Annie Cozart of Butner, N.C. Numerous aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
