Joseph A. Huber, 85, Jasper

Joseph A. Huber, 85, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Jasper.

He was born in Campbell, Missouri, on May 22, 1932, the son of Adam Huber and Rhondia (Wineman) Huber.

Joe joined the U.S. Army on December 28, 1951. He was a military police officer in Munich, Germany, and was honorably discharged as a Corporal on December 5, 1953. He retired from AT&T in Indianapolis in 1985 and moved to Piedmont, Missouri, where he lived in the Black River Retreat community. After the flood of 2008, he returned to Indiana. He enjoyed smoking his pipe, gardening and his flowers.

He was married to Mary Katherine Goeppner August 13, 1995, and she passed away June 21, 2011. Also preceding him in death were his parents, Adam and Rhondia Huber; one brother, Edward Huber; and three half-sisters, Thelma Alarcon, Delphi McKinley and Mattieline Goeppner.

Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer Huber of Tampa, Fla.; six stepdaughters; four stepsons; several nieces and nephews, including his caregivers in Jasper, Cletus and Rita Goeppner.

Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 14, at the Qulin Cemetery in Qulin, Missouri. Military honors will be given by the U.S. Army and the Missouri Honor Guard.

Services are under the direction of Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel, Piedmont, Missouri