Joseph “Joe” Warren Ezzell passed away on July 3,2026, in Fleming Island, Florida. He was born on July 25,1944, in Savannah, Georgia to Frank and Ida Ezzell. After graduating from Pahokee High School, Joe joined the Air Force and did a tour of duty as a radio operator in Panama. Joe worked hard to support his family and studied at night to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration as a member of the first graduating class at Florida International University in Miami. Joe loved to play golf, bridge and poker and in his earlier years he enjoyed working on cars and playing baseball. He dedicated many years to coaching his children’s football, baseball, and softball teams. Joe worked at Eastern Airlines in Miami, Florida until it closed its doors in 1991 and then he and his wife, Patricia, ran a Merry Maids franchise in Jacksonville.

Joe was preceded in death by his first wife of 44 years, Patricia Wilkinson Ezzell, his sister, Dorothy McDaniel and his brother-in-law, Don Wilkinson. In June 2020 Joe remarried to Evelyn Ezzell. He is survived by his devoted wife, Evie; his son, Jeff Endriss (Caren); his daughter, Mary Ezzell; as well as his stepsons, Bill Hamilton (Shelley) and Brad Hamilton; grandchildren Justin (Carrie), Alex, Hannah, Fisher, and Ansley Wohl (Bryce); great-grandchildren Jace and Jenna. He is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Marcia Wilkinson and Suzanne Biery (Mark), as well as his nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Community Hospice’s Earl B. Hadlow Center for Caring.