Joel Saner Hubbard

Joel Saner Hubbard of Salisbury passed away on December 10 at the Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born April 6, 1935, in Salisbury to Esta Pardue and Henry Chatham Hubbard, Joel was the tenth of eleven children. As a boy, he had a paper route, helped his father deliver mail, switched railcars at Spencer Works, and ran away and joined the circus for the day. He graduated from Boyden High School in 1954, served in the U.S. Army in Germany with the Second Armored Division, and, thanks to the G.I. Bill, graduated from Catawba College, where he played on the golf team. Joel loved golf. He worked at North American Aviation in Long Beach, CA, where he met and married Jayne on June 20, 1963. After they returned to Salisbury, he worked as an industrial engineer at Carolina Forge, Lyon-Shaw, and Carolina Container until he retired. Joel had many loyal friends with whom he enjoyed playing golf, drinking Budweiser, and telling jokes. (His repertoire was extensive.) He was also good at painting with watercolors, growing tomatoes, and dancing to beach music wherever it happened to be playing. He logged more than a few happy hours basking in the sun on the Grand Strand and sitting on the couch watching golf, The Andy Griffith Show, and Seinfeld. His favorite singer was Frank Sinatra, and his favorite movies were Arthur and The Music Man. Joel is survived by his wife Jayne and his three daughters—Jennifer (Steve Cobb) of Salisbury, Sally (Mark Hawn) of Atlanta, and Leigh (Andy Evans) of Washington, DC—two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Sam Hawn; sister Sara and her husband Bob Fairey (Durham); and many nieces and nephews. The family would especially like to thank longtime neighbors Linda and Bob Glover, Gail and Bob Kimball, and Sabra Mills and Tom Smith for their many kindnesses. A celebration of Joel’s life will be held at the County Club of Salisbury on Saturday, December 31, from 2-4 PM. Memorials may be made to the Glenn Kiser Hospice House (1229 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144) or to Joel’s church, Milford Hills United Methodist (1630 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144). Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Hubbard family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Joel Saner Hubbard

April 6, 1935 - December 10, 2016