Joseph Perry Goldston Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Joseph Perry Goldston in Arden, North Carolina, born in High Point, North Carolina, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on November 12, 2025. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
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 was predeceased by: his parents, Josephine Ingram Goldston and Joseph Grady Goldston Jr.. He is survived by: his siblings, Beth Barnwell (Jack Barnwell) and Tom Goldston; his former wife Evelyn Melnik Goldston; his daughter Jennifer Melnik Stafford (Tommy Stafford); his pets, Schroeder and Hobbes; Sharon Mammoser Goldston and Logan Stafford.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of Joe's valued charities: The Restless Legs Foundation (RLS Foundation https://www.rls.org), Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC: https://www.selc.org).