Joseph Clay Meux

He was born in Memphis,TN on October 10th, 1928 to William Leigh Meux and Doris Davis Meux. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Freitag Meux; children, Joseph “Clay” Davis Meux Jr (Elizabeth) and John Edward Meux; grandchildren, Olivia and Davis; brother-in-law, John William “Bill” Freitag (Donna); nieces, Bette “Lou” Meux Solomon (William), Doris Ann “Dee” Meux, Christina Freitag Martin (Patrick); and great niece, Ella Greer Martin.

After graduating from Rhodes College, he was drafted by the army into the Korean War where he

worked his way through the enlisted ranks to Officer Candidate School. After his active-duty service, he

remained in the Army reserve for over 30 years before retiring as a Colonel. He then attended

Vanderbilt Law School and practiced law in Memphis where he was a partner at Evans, Petrie, and Cobb

PA., before receiving the call to ministry. He attended Louisville Theological Seminary and received his

Masters in Divinity and then became the minister at Central Presbyterian Church in Henderson, KY,

where he met his wife. He continued his education at Vanderbilt Divinity School and obtained his

Masters in Theology. He and Elizabeth married in 1966 before moving to Richmond, VA where he

received his Doctorate at Union Theological Seminary.

In 1968, Joe and Elizabeth moved to Jacksonville to begin his ministry as pastor at Mandarin

Presbyterian Church (PCUSA). He served at Mandarin Presbyterian for 26 years before retiring from the

ministry. Joe spent his retirement years volunteering as a Pro Bono attorney at Jacksonville Area Legal

Aid and serving the Jacksonville community in numerous organizations including the Mandarin Rotary

Club, Riverside Presbyterian Church as a Sunday school teacher, the State of Florida area coordinator for

SHINE, a member and leader of various Boards including ElderSource and City of Jacksonville Council of

Elder Affairs where he was an at-large member until his death. He was especially proud of his service to

the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid at the Mary Singleton Senior Center.

A memorial service will be held at Riverside Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, November 29th at 10:00

am with a reception to follow in Bittinger Hall. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in his

memory to Montreat Conference Center. (Montreat Conference Center, P.O. Box 969, Montreat, NC

28757; Montreat.org)

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hgmandarin.com for the Meux family.