Joel C. Mott, 82, Fernandina Beach, passed away on July 3, 2017 at his home.
He was born in Chester, Fla. on March 7, 1935, son of the late Clarence and Leonie Freeman Mott. Joel was a graduate of Yulee High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and skipping school to go drum fishing. He retired from Rayonier and moved to Bristol, Ga., where he enjoyed gardening, raising a cow or two and gathering his pecan crops. His family finally convinced him to move back to his old stomping grounds where he spent his last three years being loved and spoiled.
He is survived by his sons, Joel (Vicki) Mott, McDonough, Ga., Stan (Sherry) Mott, Johnson City, Tenn., Terry (Sonia) Mott, Yulee, Travis Melton, Charleston, S.C.; daughters, Susan (Carey) Gill of Fernandina Beach and Darlene (Mark) Lazo, Mayport, Fla.; sister, Lois Scott, Fernandina Beach; sisters-in-law, Gladys Browning and Pat Mott; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and his devoted little dog, Buddy.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Mott; grandson, Bennie Mott; brothers, Glen Mott and Charles Mott; and sisters, Lillian (Melvin) Dougherty and Myrtle (Irby) Turner.
Joel's family would like to express their gratitude to Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla. for the care and support received. Finally, there are no words to express how blessed dad was with the love and personal care provided by a wonderful group of ladies that went above and beyond.
Services were at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 6, 2017 in the Burgess Chapel of Oxley-Heard.
The family received friends from noon until the hour of service at the funeral home.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors