DR. JOSEPH D. BISCOE Jr.

1927 - 2016

Dr. Joseph D. Biscoe, Jr., 89, Kansas City, Kan., died Monday, August 15, 2016, at Presbyterian Manor. Service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Victory Hills Church of the Nazarene, 6200 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, Kan., with visitation from 2-3 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to Eastern Nazarene College, Attn.: Institutional Advancement, 23 E. Elm Ave., Quincy, MA 02170 or Crossroads Hospice, 11150 Thompson Ave., Lenexa, KS 66219. Joe was born June 23, 1927, in Baltimore, Md., the son of J. Dwight and Ida Mae (Culver) Biscoe. He graduated with a B. A. from Eastern Nazarene College in 1949 and a B. D. from Nazarene Theological Seminary in 1950 and then served as pastor at Freeman Presbyterian Church in Freeman, Mo. Joe then graduated with an S.T.M. from Temple University in 1952 and served as a pastor in Leesburg, NJ. Joe married Phyllis Neiderhiser on Feb. 14, 1953, in Washington, Pa., and together they served as pastors for the Church of the Nazarene in Paxtonia- Harrisburg, Pa., Orbisonia, Pa., Newark, Del., Frederick, Md., Ferndale, Mich., and Williams Lake, Mich., before moving to Kansas City, Kan., in 1978 where they served at Victory Hills Church of the Nazarene, Zion United Church of Christ and Welborn Community Church, retiring in 2013. In 1985 he received his D. Min. from Nazarene Theological Seminary. Joe was involved in past pastoring communities and Nazarene districts serving as PTA Presidents, School Teacher and as a board member of the Ferndale School District. While in Kansas he organized Marketplace Ministries and was a founding member of the K.C.K. Police, Fireman's and Sheriffs Chaplains Program and also served many families working on the staff of the Porter Funeral Home. Joe was honored by the Wyandotte County community on Jan. 22, 2008, with it being named Dr. Joe Biscoe Day. Joe was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 62 years, Phyllis on Dec. 30, 2015. Joe is survived by two children, Jody and Jolayne and their families, Veronica, Roxanne, Jaxson and Nancy and cousins, Celeste Gilday, Webster Taylor and William Taylor. Condolences may be expressed at: www.porterfuneralhome.com Arr.: Porter Funeral Home & Crematory, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS (913) 621-6400. Porter Funeral Homes and Crematory