Joe Burt Cade, 78 of Columbus, MS passed away Monday, April 24, 2023 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be Tuesday, April 25, 2023, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A private graveside service will be held at  Noxapater Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Burt Cade officiating and Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Cade was born July 23, 1944, to the late Joseph Paul Cade and Sue Burt Cade in Louisville, MS and moved to Columbus, MS 16 years ago from Kathleen, GA. He was a member of Noxapater Methodist Church, Noxapater, MS. Mr. Cade retired in 2018 as CEO of Four County Electric Power Association. He enjoyed restoring Ford Mustangs and was an avid New Orleans Saints fan.

Mr. Cade is survived by his wife of 59 years – Phyllis Young Cade Columbus, MS; children - Joe Burt Cade, Jr., Meridian, MS; Paul Cade, Columbus, MS and Shayne Cade, Orlando, FL; grandchildren – Joseph Cade, Hannah Boutout, Mary Amanda Tolleson, Kaylee Bradford and Gracie Brooke Cade; and 5 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Tim Adkins, Derek Dawkins, Corey Kilgore, Cole Morgan, Chris Moore, Landon Stapleton and Dedrick Stevenson; honorary pallbearers will be the past and present employees of 4 County Power Association.

Memorials may be made to 4 County Foundation, 5265 S. Frontage Road, Columbus, MS 39701.