Joel Keith Street Sr.

Published 4:47 pm Thursday, February 27, 2025

Joel Keith Street Sr., 66, of Hampton went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. He was born November 27, 1958, in Carter County to Paris and Rebecca Street. He graduated from Hampton High School in 1976. He was an accomplished pianist at an early age. He worked for Kroger Supermarket as well as in auto sales for over 20 years. He was the founding member of the Assurance Quartet, who traveled from Tennessee to New York, praising the Lord through southern gospel music. His love for the game of basketball led him to coach Hunter, Valley Forge, Unaka, and Cloudland youth clubs. In his retirement, he enjoyed driving the bus for Carter County Schools. His love for playing the piano and singing led him to be the music director for Milligan Freewill Baptist Church and Siam Baptist Church. He was also the youth pastor at First Freewill Baptist Church of Elizabethton. He was proud to serve as a Carter County Commissioner for the Roan Mountain-Tiger Valley District. He was a member and trustee of Milligan Freewill Baptist Church.

He was a great husband, father, and papaw who loved his family very much. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Sadie Grace; father and mother-in-law, DJ and Phyllis Townsend; maternal grandfather and grandmother, Jess and Gladys Clark; and paternal grandfather and grandmother, Dont and Blanchie Street. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Debbie Street; his son, Joel Keith Street Jr. (Amber); and daughter, Kendria McNeese (Brandon). Granddaughters Makenzie and Chloe Street. Parents Paris and Rebecca Street. Brothers Paris Street Jr. (Susan) and Mark Street (Kathy). Brother- and sister-in-law, Kelly and Teresa Crain. Nieces Ashlee Krutick (Greg) and Sarah Street. Nephew, Cameron Crain (Morgan). Great-nephew, Easton Street-Reeves. Great-nieces, Paris Jewell Krutick and Kinsley Crain. And several beloved aunts and cousins.

His hobbies included spinning big tales of ghost stories and Bigfoot hunting to children of all ages. He enjoyed riding around his farm on his side-by-side and tractor. He enjoyed chauffeuring his granddaughters to all their sporting activities.

A service to celebrate the life of Joel will be conducted at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2025, in the Milligan Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Mark Street officiating. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Happy Valley Memorial Park. Music will be conducted by Kendria McNeese, daughter, and Makenzie Street, granddaughter. Active pallbearers will be Brandon McNeese, Kelly Crain, Cameron Crain, Byrl Clark Jr., Rick Ingram, Mike Ingram, Bob Lane, Buddy Greene, Brian Dugger, and Peyton Dugger. Honorary pallbearers will be Charlie Henson, Barry Winters, Winston Boots, Sheldon Roark, Bill Cline, Dan Holder, Estel Williams, Hugh Buckles, David Odom, his church family, residents and employees of Signature Healthcare of Elizabethton, and former members of the Assurance Quartet. The family would like to express a special thank you to the Carter County EMS, members of the Tiger Valley Station 3 Fire Department, and the State of Franklin Healthcare. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at the church. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 1:20 p.m. Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.

Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Street family.