Joseph "Joe" M. Cleckley, Jr. Ii Obituary (2010)

Joseph "Joe" M. Cleckley, Jr. II, 16 Born March 4, 1994 in Brighton, Twp. of New Brighton and formerly of Beaver Falls, was the son of Dorothy Jean " Dottie" Nesmith and the late Emery Lee " Poopsie" Nesmith his biologic parents, Pricilla Tisdale and Joseph M Cleckley. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church were he was in the Sunday School Class a current student a St. Stephen's Lutheran Academy, Zelienople. Joe enjoyed fishing, playing all sports, music and singing. He is survived by his siblings, Russell Underwood, special brother Christopher Howard, , Anthony Howard, special niece Ka-Liyah Dillingham, ; Jamica D. Patton, and Keaon R. Tisdale , and a step-sister Alice Caracter, Aunts and uncles, Maggie Lyons Anderson, Ella May Joiner, Carrie Bigstaff, , Lynnita Underwood, Teri Underwood, Tammy Underwood, Esther Tillman, William Underwood, Richard Underwood, Jack Underwood, Jon Underwood, Brian Underwood, Leon Tisdale, Johnny Lee ( Ducy) Tisdale, Camella Good, Karen North, favorite cousin and play station player Dorsey D. Bigstaff; his god-brother friend Gregory Danzy, his best friend Martin Cleckley, and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandmother Flourie P. ( Nesmith) Tisdale and an uncle, Charles Leroy Tisdale, aunt Hattie P. Ellis. Friends will be received Sunday from 2-4 & 7-9PM in the Hill & Kunselman Funeral Home, www.hillandkunselman.com, College Hill, 3801-4th Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010. A service will be conducted Monday at 11:00 AM in the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 630-3rd Avenue, with his pastor the Rev. Dwight Banks officiating. Interment will follow in Clinton Cemetery, Wampum PA. The family is grateful for all the help Joe received from the teachers and staff at St. Stephen's Lutheran Academy, Zelienople. Memorial contributions may be made if desired to The Building fund at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 630-3rd Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010. Friends & Family are invited to Mrs. Nesmith's home at 400-5th Street, New Brighton.