Samuel Joseph "Joe" Carver, 46

Samuel Joseph "Joe" Carver, 46 of West Portsmouth, died Friday April 10, 2009 in Columbus. He was born February 25, 1963 in Mynot, North Dakota to Samuel Eugene and Bonnie Tabor Carver of Black Oak, Kentucky. He worked for Distel Construction and was a member of Laborers Local 83 of Portsmouth and Dry Run Misson Church. Joe loved playing Bluegrass music, riding 4 wheelers and playing golf. Joe was preceded in death by grandparents; Ralph and Olive Tabor and Paul and Opal Carver, father-in-law Fred Spencer and grandmother-in-law Jewell Distel.

Along with his parents Joe is survived by his wife Cristy Spencer Carver who he married on November 12, 1988. 6 children; Joey, Carrie and Casie all at home and Michael, Samantha and Leighann all of South Shore, 4 grandchildren; Teesh, Mariah, Kylee and Ethan, 2 brothers; Tom and Andrea Carver of Black Oak and Tony and Tracy of Florida, 3 sisters; Kelly Boyd of South Shore, Cathy Carver of Garrison and Melinda Greene of Chillicothe and mother-in-law Carol Spencer of West Portsmouth.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday April 15, 2009 at the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth with David Distel officiating and interment in Waring Cemetery in Garrison, Ky. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday and 1 hour prior to the service on Wednesday. Condolences may be sent to www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com