Joseph Hickman Loftis

b.15 February 1905
d. 2 March 1934
Father: James Madison Loftis
Mother: Brunette Brooks Faust Claiborne
Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN
See Chapter 13

Tombstone Photo

Joe never married. He was born with brain damage and yet had extremely high ability with radio mechanics and was somewhat a "genius" as he could literally make a radio and repair one, but could not explain it. One college professor said Little Joe knew more than he could possibly teach him.