Joseph T. Tolbert Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Joseph T. Tolbert of Cana, Virginia, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on September 20, 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, James Tolbert and Margaret Dean Tolbert; his sister Mary Ann Tolbert; and his grandmother Cena Lee Dean. He is survived by: his wife Mary Frances McGaskey Tolbert; his daughter Athena Tolbert Tilley; his son-in-law Richard; his sons, Richard James Tolbert (Cheryl) and Joseph Trenton Tolbert; and his brother Roy James Tolbert. He is also survived by four grandchildren; five great grandchildren.
