Joe Earl Brackin, 79 of
Hazleton passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in
Evansville.
He was born July 5, 1935, in Washington Township to
Earl Richard and Dora Margaret (Phillips) Brackin.
Joe lived in Hazleton all of his life. He graduated
from Hazleton High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to
1960. He retired from Vincennes University where he was a custodian. He worked
for many years at Emge Packing Company in Ft. Branch.
He was a member of the Hazleton United Methodist Church, was a member of the
Hazleton Masonic Lodge for many years and then the Columbia Masonic Lodge #450
in Patoka, member of the Beadle Bunch Relay for Life Team. He worked and
supported the White River-Washington Township Little League in Hazleton and the
American Legion Post 25 Baseball team. He was an avid sports fan, following his
grandchildren in their activities and enjoyed just spending time with them. He
was an I.U. Basketball fan, St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan and a Princeton
Tiger fan. He was instrumental in gathering information on Hazleton High School
sports for a recently published book on Gibson County Sports.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty (Beadle) Brackin
of Hazleton; 5 daughters, Paula (Jeff) Pinkstaff of
Wheeling; Pamela (Paul) Duncan of Evansville;, Kyela
Jones of Vincennes; Karla (Tracy) Hurst of Francisco and Marla (Greg) Rollo of McCordsville, IN; 6 grandchildren, Paige and Shelby Pinkstaff, Bre and Brock Jones,
Matthew and Emily Rollo, several great and great-great nieces and nephews,
including special great nieces and nephews, Nick Miller, Erin Williams, Karis
and Luke Miller, and special great-great nephews, Peyton and Nash Miller.
He was preceded in death by his parents Earl Brackin
and Dora Margaret Benepe and son-in-law, Kelly Jones.
Funeral services will be 6 p.m. CST Saturday Feb. 7, 2014 at the Colvin Funeral
Home in Princeton with Rev. Mike Tarner officiating.
Visitation will be from 1 until 6 p.m. CST Saturday at the funeral home. Burial
of his cremated remains will take place at a later date with a military
graveside service by Retired Military Veterans.
