John "Joe" Joseph Ladd

John Joseph (Joe) Ladd, 85, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 with his family by his side. He was born on January 11th, 1936 in Gastonia to the late John Alexander Ladd and Lillie Dorsey Ladd. He was the brother of the late Mary Ladd Balogh and husband Joe Balogh of Michigan.

Joe graduated from Lowell High School. He attended Wake Forest University and later graduated from Lenoir Rhyne College. Joe excelled and set records in basketball through high school and college. He was inducted into the Gaston County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Joe worked and retired from JP Stevens after 28 years of service. He was a member of Alexis Baptist Church for 58 years. He enjoyed
fishing, golf, watching sports, and spending time with his family and friends.

Joe is preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Carol Wilkinson Ladd. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law John Ladd and Leslie Freize Ladd of Gastonia; Granddaughter Whitney Freize of Lowell; Granddaughter Emily Ladd Arizaga and husband Jaime Arizaga Jr. of Virginia; Connee and Randy Rossier of Florida and sons Ryan and Ronnie; and Tara and Noelle Niedermeier of the late Celeste Niedermeier of Michigan.

A receiving of friends will be held Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 at 2:00pm at Alexis Baptist Church, followed by a funeral service at 3:30pm with Perry Huffstetler and Zach Kennedy of Alexis Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are made by Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in his honor to Alexis Baptist Church.

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