Joseph Michael Kinney's obituary , Passed away on March 19, 2026 in Decatur, Illinois

Joseph Michael Kinney

October 18, 1986 - March 19, 2026 (39 years old)

Decatur, Illinois

Joseph Michael Kinney's obituary , Passed away on March 19, 2026 in Decatur, Illinois

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Joseph Michael Kinney

October 18, 1986 - March 19, 2026 (39 years old)

Decatur, Illinois

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Joseph Michael Kinney Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joseph Michael Kinney of Decatur, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 39, on March 19, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joseph Michael Kinney to show support.

As we bid Joseph farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Joseph is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He is survived by: his parents, Michael W. Kinney (Mary) of Decatur and Sue Fleming of Decatur; his wife Samantha Nash; his children, Nolan Kinney and Camden Kinney of Decatur; his sisters, Sarah Hackert (Joseph) of Eureka, MO and Emily Nelms (Daniel) of Ashland City, TN; his stepbrothers, Tony Etherton (Stacey) of Decatur, IL and Adam Etherton (Jaymie) of Amherst, OH; and his pet Whiskey. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Graceland-Fairlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery



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