Joel was preceded in eternal life by his mother, Phyllisine Glass; sister, Kimberly Glass Moore; maternal grandparents, Leoza Culberson and Ina Mae Culberson Johnson; paternal grandparents, Burt Glass and Corrina Glass; surrogate siblings; Leon and Debra Young, Bobby, Vanessa, Willis and Billy Harrington and a special friend, Nathan Hughes.
Joel leaves to cherish fond memories of his earthly journey; father, Dr. Joe B. (Essie) Glass; wife, Barbara Glass; children; Lamontrez Johnson, Morgan, City, LA., Dontrenque Johnson, Houma, LA., Galen Hogan and Bryan Glass, both of Port Gibson, MS: Stepchildren; Tyler Griffin, Noxapater, MS, Brittany Griffin, Louisville, MS., Robert Hardin, Tulsa, OK; niece, Breanna (Brianna) Glass; brother-in-law, Grover Moore, Hattiesburg, MS; special siblings, Barbara Culberson, Noxapater, MS., Georgia (Clifton) Eichelberger, Baton Rouge, LA, Shannon Young, Baton Rouge, LA; stepsister, Alnetha Jackson (James) Thornton, Davenport, IA; Aunts, Erma Smith, Sacramento, CA, Sybil Williams, Janette Madison (Stanley), Karen (Edward) Kirk, Noxapater, MS., Linda Billups, Louisville, MS; Uncles, Ronald Haynes, Kosciusko, MS, Sherman Glass, Jackson, MS., Bush (Carla) White, Scooba, MS., Tommy Glass, Noxapater, MS., Michael Glass, Tuscaloosa, AL., Keith Culberson, Louisville, MS and grandchildren, cousins and other relatives and friends.