Joe was born in Northampton County, N.C., the son of the late Joseph Marion Magee and Frances Ramsay Magee.
He served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman, he retired from the North Carolina Dept. of Corrections, with 27 years of service.
For over 40 years, he worked with the Northampton County Sheriff's Department, receiving the Top Cop Award in 2007.
Surviving are his wife, Rebecca Baril Magee; his son, John Ramsay Magee of Durham, N.C.; two nieces and a nephew, Elizabeth Baril, Sydney Baril and Dalton Baril; all of Richmond, Va.
The family will receive at Wrenn Clarke & Hagan Funeral and Cremation Service, 1015 W. 5th St. Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Wednesday, April 23, 2014, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 11 a.m. in Seaboard Cemetery, with Rev. Duncan Jones officiating. In lieu of flowers memorial donation may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
