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Joe has always been the guy next door that everyone wanted to know. He could build a bike better than Schwinn. He could build a hot rod as if he some day would be in Nascar. This was all before moving to Springfield at the young age of 15. Somewhere along the line, he inherited the name, JoJo. I guess that was for the double trouble. Joe loved cars, especially Cadillacs. If you saw him on a bicycle back in the day, you would have thought it was a Cadillac. He would have so much stuff on his bike that the police told him, and I quote, "if you put one more thing on your bike you are going to have to tag it." That's not all, Joe was so good at rigging stuff, that we had the radio station from St. Louis with a car battery and God knows what else. He had free cable before you could get free cable.
Joe went to Hickory Hills when he first moved to Springfield. He and his brother Donald both attended the same school. The principal asked his mom if she could buy them tennis shoes and jeans because dress shoes and slacks were too fancy. Joe later went on to further his education at Hillcrest High School. Later he moved to Lawton, Oklahoma, only to return to Springfield, MO a few years later.
Joe is preceded in death by his father, Joe W. Newburn Sr.
He is survived by his mother, Dietrich Johnson; children, April Martin, Lead Hill, AR, Jeremy Harper, Michael Adkins, D'Ante Newburn, and Isaiah Newburn, all of Springfield; siblings, Donald Sr. and Christerphine Newburn, Charleston, SC, Charlotte Bell, St. Louis, MO, Monica Terry, Tyrone Newburn, and Lakeshia Newburn, all of Springfield; a host of grandkids, uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Also surviving is a special long-time friend, Lysandra Harmon.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 10, 2022, from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Funeral Service will follow at 12:00 PM in the funeral home.
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Joe Smith
July 23, 2025
F A F O
Carrie Drake
May 7, 2025
I miss you so much, Popz.
You helped to raise us into strong adults and for that, Thank You.
You loved us for us and never gave up on us. Your 3 little blonde headed blue eyed kids.
C. C. D
C. D. D
& L. L. D. Jr
Kristie Melton
June 11, 2022
Your wings were ready but our hearts were not,I'm going to miss you(my heart)miss our laughs your big wonderful smile n all the love you shared.My thoughts and prayers are with the Newburn Family love you allJoJo I will hold you in my heart til I can hold you in my arms,til we meet again I LOVE YOU JOJO AND GUNNA MISS YOU BEYOND MEASUREMENTSTHIS HURTS,"ONLY GOD KNOWS WHY?
Forever
June 9, 2022
My heart
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Chuck Smith and Family
June 9, 2022
Sorry for your loss. Prayers and condolences to your family from ours.
Jonell Williams (pike)
June 8, 2022
Sorry for your loss. You and your family will definitely be in my prayers. I love you all.
laurie l coots
June 8, 2022
prayers r wit ur family
Frances Boxley
June 7, 2022
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Herb Jefferson
June 7, 2022
My condolences Much Love Newburn´s
Darla Gannon
June 4, 2022
He was a very special man. I'm going to miss him so much. Rest in Heaven Jojo. I love you.
Mercedes Newburn
June 4, 2022
He is going to be greatly missed. The laughter, his smiles and the difference he made in my life.
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