Born October 28, 1947 in Farmville, VA, he was the son of the late Robert Lee St. John and Renata Campioni St. John. Following graduation from Prince Edward Academy, Joe furthered his education at Belmont Abbey College. Joe began his employment at Kimbrell’s Furniture in January 1971 and retired in 2017 after 46 years with the company.
The joy of Joe’s life was his family. He was a devoted father and grandfather who attended all school and sports activities from tee-ball games starting in 1976 right up to grandchildren’s baseball games in 2018. In his down time Joe enjoyed watching sporting events, classic television shows and old westerns.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Glascock St. John; two sons, Joseph M. St. John (Lisa) of Marvin, NC and David Jeffrey St. John (Stephanie) of New York City; and two beloved grandsons, Austin Miller St. John and Luke Ryan St. John of Marvin; as well as his brother, William Robert St. John (Linda) of Richmond, VA.
A service to celebrate Joe’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 13, in Harry & Bryant’s Chapel, 500 Providence Road. The family will receive friends following the service.
For those wishing to send memorial gifts, please consider the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at (www.giftfunds.stjude.org/JoeStJohn).
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