Joe David Tallent, Sr.

Posted February 15, 2017 at 10:00 am

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Joe David Tallent, Sr., Martinsville, Indiana and a native of Albany, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at his home. He was the son of the late Aaron Dorcus and Reba (Cummings) Tallent and a Vietnam veteran. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Bobby, Guy, J.D. and Aaron Tallent and a sister, Ida Thrasher. He was a member of Zion’s Hill Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Sheryl Tallent, Martinsville, Indiana; two sons, Joe “Dave” (Kristen) Tallent, Jr., Bloomington, Indiana; Danny (Leri) Tallent, Martinsville, Indiana; two daughters, Monica Tallent Bloomington, Indiana; Elizabeth Tallent, Washington, Indiana; three brothers, Gary, Johnny and Wendell Tallent, Albany; a sister, Ina Norris, Whiteland, Indiana; and seven grandchildren, Lisa, Anthony, Kendall, Brendan and Maddie Tallent and Bill and Taylor Ham.

Funeral services were held Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Zion’s Hill Baptist Church. Final resting place with Military Honors in Zions Hill Cemetery in Martinsville. Online condolences may be made at www.nealandsummers.com. Arrangements were made through Neal and Summers Funeral and Cremation Center, Martinsville, Indiana.