Joel Laytham Jolly

Joel Laytham Jolly obituary

Joel Laytham Jolly

Joel Jolly Obituary

Published by Legacy on Aug. 20, 2025.
Maysville-Joel Laytham Jolly, 78, of MaysLick died unexpectantly on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at the University of Cincinnati. He was born on September 12, 1946 to the late June and Elizabeth (Pogue) Jolly.

He was the owner and operator of Jolly's Garage and Wrecker Service. The business was established in 1928. Joe was assistant fire chief of the MaysLick Volunteer Fire Department for 40 years and served the department for over 50 years. He was a member of the MaysLick Baptist Church and served in the Army Reserves.

Joe is survived by his wife of 48 years, Kennie (Fryman) Jolly and his son John Kevin Jolly. He is also survived by a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dale and Tonya Allen; a nephew, Cory (Carli) Allen and a niece, Courtney (Fred) Dunn; and two great nieces, Isla and Delia Dunn.

Funeral will be 1 pm on Saturday at MaysLick Baptist Church. Burial will be at MaysLick Cemetery.

Visitation will be 11-1 pm on Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to MaysLick Volunteer Fire Department. Moore and Parker

Funeral Home is serving the family. Condolences may be sent to MooreAndParkerFh.com

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