Joe Douthitt, 94, passed away on November 14th, 2015 in Chandler, Arizona. He is survived by his wife Ruth, married 74 years, a son Danny Sr. and his wife Judi, 4 grandchildren and spouses (Danny Jr. his wife Tara, Scott his wife Ruth, Debi her husband Terry and Cindy her husband Jeff), 8 great- grandchildren (Brittany, Jennifer, Nathan, Sam his wife Stara, Jacob and Alex, Allison, Zachary and Ashley) and 3 great- great- grandchildren (Bella, Autumn and Calvin)
Joe was born on August 17, 1921 in Duncan, Oklahoma. He served with honor in the Oklahoma 45th division of the Army during WWII. He distinguished himself with two Bronze Stars with V for valor. Upon his return from Europe he entered the automobile industry and was the recipient of the National Record Club President award five times and received numerous other awards during his career until his retirement April 20, 1987.