Mr. Joe Louis Darden, age 75, of 696 Garvin Rd., Summerville, Ga.,  passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.  Mr. Darden was  born in Douglasville, Ga., on September 27, 1939, son of the late Ellis, Sr. and the late Cerlister Geter Darden. 

Survivors include his Ex-wife and friend, Essie M. Darden, Summerville Ga.; children, Sharon Covington, Covington, Ga.,  Whitney (Raven) Summerlin, Chattanooga, Tn., and Casey (Keisha) Darden, Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Joyce (Melvin) Knox, Menlo, Ga., Ennis (Charlie) Campbell Atlanta,Ga., and Annie Stewart, Ft. Stewart, Ga.; six grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews. 

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 24, 2015, at 2 PM at New Spirit and Truth Church, Summerville, Ga., with Bishop V.T. Harden, officiating. Interment will follow in Summerville Cemetery. 

Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc., has charge of the funeral arrangements.