Joe Cecil Davidson

Joe Cecil Davidson, 70, formerly of New Castle passed away at his residence in Guilford, IN on Monday, June 2, 2025. He was born August 5, 1954 in New Castle to Joseph and Frances (Alsip) Davidson.

Joe retired from Allegheny Corporation after many years of service as a forklift driver. Upon retiring, he then worked for Intat Corporation in Rushville. A true handyman, Joe also built decks and did construction work at his home. He has attended Apostolic Pentecostal Church as well as Grand Avenue Baptist Church in New Castle. Joe’s hobbies included fishing, building model planes and trains. He loved going to the beach and also played baseball and softball in his younger years. The most important thing in his life was spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Left to cherish Joe’s memory are his wife of 45 years, Connie Davidson; 3 daughters, Roxane (James) Hancock of Guilford, Jody (David) Maddy of New Castle and Trish (Paul) Schafer of Euless, Texas; his loving dog Zoey; grandchildren, Bridgett Hancock, Breanna Hancock, Zachary Maddy, MaKayla (Devan) Seward and Ron Davidson; great-grandchildren, Jeremiah “Gage” Seward and Merrin Seward; brother-in-law, Michael Crull of Hope, Indiana; sister-in-law, Deloris Riddell of Worthville, Kentucky.

In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by his sister, Sharon Kay Crull; 2 brothers-in-law, Larry Riddell and Joe Mills; mother and father-in-law, Ezra and Gracie Mills.

Services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service in New Castle with Pastor Jerry Ingalls officiating. Burial will follow at South Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorial contributions may be given to the American Cancer Society; envelopes will be provided at the funeral home. You may express condolences or share memories of Joe at www.hinsey-brown.com.