Joseph M. Pickens

February 21, 1935 - September 9, 2018

Retired Army Staff Sergeant Joseph Morris Pickens, a veteran of Korea and Vietnam, joined his parents, Rob and Selma Pickens on September 9, 2018. He was also preceded in death by daughter, Wanda Geddes; sons, Phillip Norton, Jimmy Pickens; 4 brothers and one sister. Joseph is survived by his wife, Mildred Pickens; sister, Eugenia Shaw of Conyers, GA; sisters-in-law, Mary Pickens of Decatur, GA, Lillian Pickens, of Temple, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Larry Kopplin of Fayetteville, NC, Ann and Jeff McGee of Greensboro, NC, Bonnie Martin of Newborn, GA, Alan Geddes of Fayetteville, NC; sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Shelba Norton of Conyers, GA, Robert and Tracy Norton of Monticello, GA, David Norton of Newborn, GA, Sam Norton of Conyers, GA, Tim and Jill Kaylor of Covington, GA; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Scot Ward's Green Meadow Chapel with Rev. Michael Mashburn officiating; interment will follow at Dawn Memorial Park. Family will receive friends Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from 5 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of great-grandson, Graham Norton in Memory of Joseph Pickens to Parentprojectmd.org or cureduchenne.org. Condolences may be submitted on-line at www.scotward.com. Scot Ward Funeral Services, 699 American Legion Rd., Conyers, GA, 770-483-7216.