Mr. Joe Keith Partridge, 77, died Friday, December 9, 2011, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P. M. Sunday, December 11th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Gary Jackson, Rev. Olyn Roberts, and Rev. James Mills officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home.
Mr. Partidge was born May 29, 1934, in Neshoba County, MS. He was a street superintendent for the City of Louisville for 30 years, a linesman for Louisville Electric System for 23 years, and a member of Evergreen Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin A. Partridge and Loie Dell Carr.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Wylie Partidge of Louisville; a son, Joe K. (Marsha) Partridge Jr. of Louisville; two daughters, Cassandra Chancellor of Louisville, and Linda Inman of Horn Lake, MS; one brother, Tommy Partridge of Austin, TX; three grandchildren, Leigha Chancellor, Leslie Taylor, and Loree Duett; and four great grandchildren, Chance Taylor, Coley Taylor, Emma Duett, and Joe Wylie Duett.
Memorials may be made to The Alzheimer’s Association, 225 Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60601; or The American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org
