Rev. Joseph R. Motsenbocker
Date Died: September 21, 2005
PARADISE -- The Rev. Joeseph Robert Motsenbocker, 89, a longtime minister, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Paradise. Burial: Thomas Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He was preceded in death by his wife Leola Frances Motsenbocker and 2 sisters Doris Cocanougher and Barcie Lee Chapman. Survivors: Sons, Joe Lee Motsenbocker of Decatur, Ronald Motsenbocker of Bowie and Larry Motsenbocker of Paradise; 9 grandchildren, Steve, Ken, Johnny, Tina, Leslie, Joy, Mindy, Tom, and Penny; 22 great-grandchildren; brother, Ralph Motsenbocker of Decatur; and sisters, Lavonne Singleton of Bridgeport and Olita Nix and husband, Joe of Georgetown.