Joe, a native of Mobile, graduated from Murphy High School in 1967, Auburn University in 1973, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, and served 6 years with the National Guard. He worked for the Mobile County Revenue Office for 20 years, retiring as a Budget and Investment Officer in 2015. Joe was a loving and devoted son, husband, father, and grandfather. He greatly enriched the lives of everyone he touched and will be missed by all who had the pleasure of meeting him.
Joe will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 39 years, Rita Mothershed Matzenger; daughters, Jennifer Matzenger and Lindsey (Jon) Barnes; a granddaughter, Emma Barnes; his sister, Betty (Patrick) Waldrop. He was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Jeanne Matzenger. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com
Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. funeral time on Monday, September 17, 2018 at Radney Funeral Home, Mobile, AL. Internment will follow at Pine Crest Cemetery.
