Joe Phoenix
funeral director, Irvin-Macz Funeral Home, Centralia, Illinois, died May 10, 2025, at age 62.
Phoenix served in the U.S. Marine Corps, then earned his mortuary science degree from Southern Illinois University while working at Garnier and Sons Funeral Home.
Phoenix joined the Centralia Police Department and served overseas by training and supporting Iraqi police. He also served in Israel. Upon his return to the United States, he started Phoenix Industries. Phoenix remained active in security work, helping crisis-ridden communities in hazardous conditions across the country. He also served families as a funeral director at Irvin-Macz Funeral Home.
Phoenix is survived by wife Lucy and daughter Eleen.
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