NASHVILLE - Funeral services for Joseph Leon Speight, age 74, who died on Friday, June 20, 2025, were held June 27, 2025 at the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville with Rev. Xavien Harrison officiating. Burial followed in the Philadelphia Church Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Odessa Davis Alston Speight of the home; one daughter, Sharon Green (Junior) of Enfield; one son, Terrance Speight of Nashville; five sisters, Janet Clinton of Nashville, Alma Cooper (MacArthur) of Battleboro, Angela Speight of Nashville, Deborah Harris (Craig) of Stockbridge, GA, Jackie Harris of Nashville; four brothers, Milton Warren, Kennedy Speight, Gregory Speight and Louis Speight (Charlissa), all of Nashville; one step-son, Christopher Alston (Bianca) of Rocky Mount; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.