Joe Leonard Jett

Joe Leonard Jett, 72, resident of Lewisburg, died on Monday, June 1, 2020 at St. Thomas West. The family will visit with friends on Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday, June 4th at 3:00 P.M. at Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home with Brother Danny Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Park Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers are the employees of Mealer Trucking. A native of Marshall County, he was born on January 28, 1948 to the late Frank Jett and the late Helen Estes Jett. Joe worked in the trucking industry as a truck driver. He enjoyed meeting fellow truckers along the way. Joe never met a stranger. He drove in all 48 Contiguous states, and totaled over 2 million miles in his career. He and his wife, Mary, raised their own family, but never turned away any child that needed something. He was a hard-core trucker, but especially he was a hard-core family man. Survivors include his beloved wife, Mary Bradford Jett of Lewisburg; sons, Joseph (Amy) Jett, Matthew (Grace) Wright both of Lewisburg; daughter, Melissa (Toby) Winkler of Lewisburg; brother, Bobby Jett; sisters, Ramona Hill, Brenda (Keith) Luna, Peggy (Ray) Dixon; fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great- grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Frank Jett, Hillard Jett, and sister, Beverly Favors. Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with arrangements. Condolences may be extended online at www.billsmcgaugh.com Visitation Thursday, June 4th, 2020 10:00 am - 03:00 pm Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home & Crematory 755 Yell Road, Lewisburg TN 37091 Other Thursday, June 4th, 2020 03:00 pm Bills-McGaugh & Hamilton Funeral Home & Crematory 755 Yell Road, Lewisburg TN 37091