He was the son of Gadson and Inez McSwain Oglesby and the brother to 1 brother and 7 sisters. Husband to Priscilla Antonio Oglesby, the father of 2 daughters, 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.
As a young boy growing up in the everglades, he learned to love and respect animals and wildlife. He especially loved fishing and horses. These two passions would remain active his entire life. He enjoyed being a boy scout and serving his community. In retrospect this led to his service driven life. He befriended a Seminole tribe and became blood brothers with Bobby and Butch Henry whose mother named him Hanacoche; (this means little white boy) to his last day, he still remained friends with the Seminole Nation. Then at the age of 18, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. His basic training took him to Chanute Air force Base in Illinois. Later, he would be stationed at Travis Air Force Base, California.
While in California, he met the love of his life. He and Priscilla married in 1956, in Woodland, California. Together 62 years, their marriage was of love and happiness that lasted their lifetime. After serving his country, Joe and his family moved back to the east coast, eventually settling in Georgia. For 30 or more years he worked for Georgia Power in Forest Park and at various power plants. Some of the various plants he work for are Plant Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, Baxley GA; Plant Jack McDonough, Atlanta; Plant Scherer, Juliette, GA. Joe was liked and loved by most especially if he made them breakfast!!
After he retired he was involved with many entrepreneurial adventures. He loved his church and spreading the word of God, by showing love to others. There was never a mission project for the church too big or too small. His mission work took him all the way to Ireland. Where he learned there was a castle named for his family. He loved spending as much time as he could in Bonita Springs, FL. He was active in his church life there, as well as an “active listener” at Old Fogey’s. He would sit for hours and listen to jam sessions on the ukulele played by his wife and others! Joe was a good Christian man who loved his family and friends. He loved life and living each day to its fullest. He believed in treating others with respect and serving ones country. He loved to eat with friends, family and strangers; you would never miss a meal as long as he was around. He believed a Mans word was all he had, money, people, and possessions could be gone tomorrow but a Man can always stand on his word. He spoke with everyone; one could say that he never met a stranger!
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