At the home of his son, Frank Carl, in Franklin, Tenn., on January 23, 1917, Joseph Carl departed this life. Had he lived till April 5, he would have reached the eighty-ninth milestone in his earthly journey. On February 20, 1851, he married Miss Mary Jane Alston. Of this union thirteen children were born, eleven sons and two daughters. One of the sons died young. The others all attained manhood and womanhood. His wife, a married son and one daughter had preceded him across the river of death. Of his immediate family, nine sons and one daughter are left to mourn a loss which can never be repaired. His death is not only a loss to his children and grandchildren, but to his large circle of friends and relatives, to the neighborhood especially in which he passed his life. But their loss, I trust, is his eternal gain. In his early manhood he was a Confederate soldier; and there, as well as in all other relations of life, he faithfully discharged the duties incident to the soldier. In the year 1867 he became a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb, being baptized into Christ, and from that time till the day of his death he fought the battles of life under the blood-stained banner of the Prince of Peace; and if any one could say at death's door, with the apostle Paul, "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith," it would be Joseph Carl. He spent his life among the people of Leiper's Fork; and from his son's home, in Franklin, his body was carried to Leiper's Fork church house, where the funeral exercises were conducted in the presence of the congregation of friends, relatives, and brethren of the church, with whom he had so long worshiped, and for whose spiritual welfare as an elder he had so faithfully labored. Truly a prince in Israel has fallen, and the loss sustained by his death will be sorely felt by all classes. He lived soberly, righteously, and godly in this world. He was a loving, devoted husband; a kind, considerate, indulgent father; and a true friend. He was a genuine, Christian gentleman. His integrity was never questioned and his honesty never impeached. He lived in the Lord; we believe he died in the Lord. He now rests from his labors. His life is worthy of emulation, and its influence, manifested already in his own family and among his friends and neighbors, will descend to the coming generations.

James E. Scobey.
Gospel Advocate, March 15, 1917, page 275.Name: Joe Carl

Obituary provided by Kendall Sparkman

Event: Death
Event Date: 23 Jan 1917
Event Place: Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Race or Color: White
Age: 88
Birth Date: 05 Apr 1927
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father: Jacob Carl
Father's Birthplace: Tenn
Mother: Jane B. Stewart
Mother's Birthplace: Tenn
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Cemetery: Leipers Fork
Burial Date: 24 Jan 1917