Joseph "Joey" Franklin Rhodes

The staff at Heishman Funeral Home Inc. sends condolences to the family of Joseph "Joey" Franklin Rhodes. Joseph “Joey” Franklin Rhodes, of Toms Brook, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024. The funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Christian Church in Maurertown. Pastor George Bowers will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the church. Mr. Rhodes was born November 13, 1958, in Woodstock, son of Betty Cooley Rhodes of Maurertown and the late David Milton Rhodes Sr. He was a 1977 graduate of Central High School and Triplet Tech. He was the owner and operator of On the Rhodes, Inc., a sawmill, timber, and lumber business for over 20 years. He also held meat cutter positions with Crabill's Meats, Warehouse Food Market, and Safeway over the years. However, his true passion was working with wood. He loved making things in his woodwork shop such as benches, stools, bowls and chests to name a few. He was known to make a good fire from time to time. He enjoyed fishing and making hay, gardening, and had a special interest in roses. He always had time to stop and chat with whomever dropped by the sawmill and gave a friendly wave any time he passed you. He was a member of Zion Christian Church and former member of the Ruritans, and was involved in 4H and FFA in his youth. He was very active with Scout Troop 88 during Matt and Kyle’s youth and in the 4H Seven Bends Shooting Club during Sarah and Sam's. Surviving, along with his mother are his wife, Anita Heltzel Rhodes; children, Matt J. Rhodes and wife Jaclyn of Woodstock, Kyle L. Rhodes and wife Sarah of Salem, Sarah E. McDonald and husband Levi of Maurertown, and Sam F. Rhodes and wife Carly of Toms Brook; sister, Beverly Sine and husband Nelson of Woodstock; brothers, David Rhodes Jr. and wife Judy of Maurertown and Jim Rhodes and wife Donna of Maurertown; grandchildren, Abby Rhodes, Hunter Rhodes, Eli McDonald, Myla Mowery, River Rhodes, Harper McDonald, Lincoln Rhodes, Caroline Rhodes, Beau McDonald, and Gemma Rhodes; father and mother-in-law, Curtis and Dalene Heltzel; brother-in-law, Steve Heltzel and wife Martha of Woodstock; and numerous nieces and nephews. Joe was a one of a kind husband, father, and friend. He loved a good joke, his dogs Frankie and Rosie, Milwaukee tools and most importantly, his family. To know him was to love him, and he would give anyone the shirt off of his back. To say he will be missed is nothing short of an understatement. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Zion Christian Church, P.O. Box 237, Maurertown, VA 22644 or Toms Brook Fire Department or plant a rose or tree in his memory. Online condolences may be left at www.valleyfs,com Arrangements by Heishman Funeral Home Inc., Valley Funeral Service Branch, Edinburg.

Joseph "Joey" Franklin Rhodes

November 13, 1958 - April 9, 2024