Joseph Ellis Maples, Jr.

Goldsboro, NC: Mr. Joseph Ellis Maples, Jr., 69 of NC Hwy 111 South passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at Durham VA Hospital in Durham. The Maples Family will be holding private services.

Mr. Maples was born on March 11, 1954 in Virginia to the late Joseph Ellis, Sr. and Dorothy Louise Hathaway Maples. Mr. Maples retired from the US Army and Navy after 20 years, serving during the Vietnam and Gulf Wars. He also retired from the Internal Revenue Service as a systems operator.

He is survived by his wife, Karen Maples; children, Jonathan Maples and wife, Gia, J. Anthony Maples and wife, Tangie, Steven Maples, Rose Maples, Atlee Maples; grandchildren, Joseph Maples, Meya Maples, Olivia Maples, Joshua Maples; sister, Susan Brannen; several nieces and nephews.

The Family appreciates your thoughts and prayers.

Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson.