Joseph A. Kiefer

On November 5, 2026, Joseph A. Kiefer received his full and complete healing from all the special needs challenges he experienced in his 29-year earthly life. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Cor 5:8). His mama Tracie Kiefer, his paternal grandpa Louis Kiefer, and his maternal great-grandparents Ron and Shirley McKinney were with Jesus to welcome Joe to his forever home where there is only health and wholeness--no sickness, no sadness, no confusion or lack of any kind. And they all had the blessing of hearing him speak for the first time. Before his mama passed in 2021, she had prayed for years to hear Joe’s voice. And now she has. His family wonders if Joe has been talking really fast to get in all the best words he missed out on saying during his earthly life or if he has been speaking slowly to savor every word. But no matter the speed, the sound must be like music to his mama's ears. Joe leaves behind his dad, Lou Kiefer, his paternal grandmother Cathy Kiefer, his maternal grandparents Bill and Debi Threewitts, and his siblings. He also leaves behind the staff and fellow residents at Skill Creations in Kinston where he was loved and cared for during the last several years of his life.