Joe Lindigrin

Published 12:00 am Sunday, July 6, 2008

June 21, 1941 – July 3, 2008

ROCKWALL, Texas — Services for Joe Lindigrin, 67, who died Thursday July 3, 2008 at Medical City Dallas in Dallas, Texas, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Glenwood Funeral Home in Vicksburg.

Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Monday.

Mr. Lindigrin was born June 21, 1941 in Vicksburg. He graduated from St. Aloysius High in 1959, then attended Hinds Community College and Mississippi State. His love for the bulldogs was unwavering and he was always the first to say, with all his heart, “Just wait ‘til next year!”

He was later employed by L.M. Berry Company, where he won many outstanding sales awards. For 21 years he owned Jackson Specialty Advertising in Jackson, before retiring in 2004.

Joe and his wife, Geraldine traveled extensively throughout the country and overseas. One of his favorite places was St. Andrews, Scotland where he played the old course twice. Joe never met a stranger. He easily made friends wherever he traveled with his unique personality, charm and wit. His infectious grin and laughter made him a friend to many. He was a great storyteller, and loved to tell them to everyone he met.

A wonderful man known for his honesty, integrity and character, Joe was widely respected for his business acumen and noted for his athletic abilities and accomplishments in football, basketball, baseball and golf. He was also an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing. He most enjoyed spending time with his buddies at Live Oaks Golf Club and The Shores Country Club playing golf for an occasional wager.

Affectionately known by his many friends as “Bogey” Joe, he was an extremely talented golfer. He was a Mississippi Walker Cup team member for several years, a senior state champion, and held many course records and club championship titles over the years at various clubs around Mississippi. He also shot his age many times and made eight holes-in-one. Joe was a member of Lakeshore Congregational Methodist Church in Jackson.

Joe was a member of Lakeshore Congregational Methodist Church in Jackson.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Geraldine Conn Lindigrin; one son Jeff Lindigrin and wife, Andrea, of Rockwall, Texas; one daughter Sherry Lindigrin of Vicksburg; mother Frances Lindigrin of Vicksburg; two brothers John Lindigrin and wife, Cherri, of Vicksburg and David Lindigrin and wife, Elizabeth, of Clinton; one sister Lynda Willoughby and husband, Billy, of Vicksburg; and five beloved grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by father Joe Lindigrin, Sr., and grandparents Lawrence and Mattie Storey, and Joseph Anthony and Elizabeth Lindigrin.