Saturday, November 16, 2019 3:05 pm

BAILEY - Joe Crumel, age 88, passed away on November 12, 2019.

He is survived by his daughters, Lizzie Pearl Hewitt (Robert) of Chester, VA, Diane Crumel of Rocky Mount, Faye Hope Crumel of Bailey, Connie Marie Gray of Georgia, Marsha Crumel (Raymond Jacobs) of Raleigh; son, Lemuel E. Crumel of Bailey; sisters, Hattie Greene of Wilson, Dorothy Bridges and Bernice Kearney of Newark, NJ, Annie Mae Vick and Peggy Tabron of Bailey; brothers, Frank Crumel of Bailey, Eugene Crumel and Jesse Crumel of Spring Hope; 7 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Greater St. Bethel Holy Church in Middlesex. Burial will follow in Middlesex Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the church on Tuesday from 12:00-1:00PM with the family being present at 12:30.