Joseph Newton Emmons succumbed peacefully to complications of Alzheimer’s Disease June 12, 2018. Born November 2, 1930 in Kansas City, MO. Parents were Edward and Elizabeth Emmons.
He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in geology in 1951 from the University of Idaho and was LTJG in the U.S. Coast Guard as Skipper of a Coast Guard cutter. He owned and operated national tours in Colorado Springs, was founder and president of the Graham Foundation from 1989 to 2005; and was also in sales.
His late wife was Daryleen Hinkle Emmons – married 1958, deceased 1990. He is survived by their children, Nancy Jo Ambrose and her husband Michael of vermont and her two children, Madeline Ambrose and Fletcher Ambrose; and Rebecca D. Emmons of Washington state.
His current wife is Maeta Irene Emmons – married December 30, 2002, his step children are Dolores Irene Robbins of Cloverdale, CA, her two children – Kyle Jackson of Santa Rosa, CA, and Amanda Abell and her two children, Maxwell Abell and Delilah Abell of Powell Butte, OR, and Angela Mae Jones of Sacramento, CA. He loved his Doolie the dog and his new dog, Charlie.
Joe was an avid volunteer for many years for National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Operation Life Saver, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Alaska State Parks, John Jay Institute for Faith, Society and Law, Pikes Peak Hospice, and for a time took communion to folks who could not make it to church.
He was a long-time member of St. George’s Anglican Church in Colorado Springs, CO and a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Cloverdale since 2014.
Tentative Service: Thursday, June 28 at 2:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd Episcopal in Cloverdale. 719-210-4050
