Joseph Edwin "Joe" Purcell, 77, of Maysville, Kentucky passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at the VA Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Purcell was retired from Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation. He was a 1967 graduate of Mason County High School and a Vietnam Veteran having served eight years in the United States Air Force.

Joe was born in May's Lick, Kentucky on March 17, 1949 the son of the late Joseph Forrest Purcell and Lena Coombs Purcell.

He is survived by his two children, Bryan Christopher Purcell of Daphne, Alabama and Stephanie Purcell of Columbus, Mississippi; four grandchildren, Sarah Purcell, Sophie Purcell, Joseph Purcell and Matt Guy; two great grandchildren, Grayson Purcell and Bently Purcell; three siblings, Charles Anthony Purcell, Roger William Purcell and Diana Frances Phillips all of Mason County, Kentucky.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Shirley Purcell Hickerson.

Following the direction of Joe, no public services will be held. His committal and interment took place in the Green Acres Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home. Condolences at knoxbrothersfuneralhome.com