Joe Fitch

Joe was born January 10, 1937, in Shelby, North Carolina. He retired in 2011 from Mid-South Consulting Engineers. Joe was a member and devoted servant of Christ at Charlotte Gospel Chapel.

Joe was preceded in death by his daughter, Jane Fitch of Waxhaw, North Carolina.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Joanne Fitch; his children, Gretchen Birdwell and her husband, Buddy, of Birmingham, Alabama, Dennis Fitch of St. Joe, Florida, Deborah Best and her husband, Mitchell, of Stoney Point, North Carolina, and Dresden Grover of Oak Ridge, North Carolina; siblings, Brenda Page and her husband, Morris, Ken Fitch, and Thomas Fitch and his wife, Charlene, all of Shelby, North Carolina. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Jonathan Fitch and his wife, Carolina, Rachel Martin, Justin Martin, Trey Best, Jerrod Best, Dillon Best, Wesley Best, Jason Grover, and Sean Grover; his great-grandson, Jacob Fitch; and numerous nieces and nephews, all of Shelby, North Carolina.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Boyce and Nida Fitch; brothers, James Dale and Coleman Fitch all of Shelby, NC.

The family will receive friends from 6;00 until 9:00 Sunday evening, at McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road in Mint Hill. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 11, in the funeral home chapel. Entombment will follow in Forest Lawn West Mausoleum.

Arrangements under the direction of McEwen Funeral Service-Mint Hill Chapel, Mint Hill, North Carolina.