Joseph L. Harvey

Joseph Louis Harvey, affectionately known as Mr. Joe or Mayor of Federal Street. Departed this life on August 4, 2023, at Union Memorial Hospital after battling an illness, he was surrounded by his family. Joseph was born to the late James Pratt Harvey and Viola Scott Harvey on June 27, 1935. He received his education in the King George County School System. He then later moved to Baltimore where he worked at Brake’s Transmission as a mechanic technician and often would help fox up houses until he retired. He was like a magician with hands, he could fix anything. He was known as jack of all trades but master of none. After retiring, Joe was a person who couldn’t keep still, he had to be doing something, so he sold frozen cups, cut hair and worked at the corner store for years just to keep busy. He was an advocate for his community (Station North Arts District) and every year he would throw the biggest end of summer cookouts and give bookbags with school supplies to the local kids. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren. You could catch him with one of them playing around and having fun. He was the life of the party and he loved to have fun and make people laugh. He enjoyed singing and dancing and telling stories, he was such a great story teller He was the king for comebacks and if he didn’t have something smart to say back, he would say his favorite line “HAVE A NICE DAY”. In the rare instances that he would sit down and rest he would be watching his girl Jennifer Hudson on her talk show, the news, WWE snack down as he was a fan of wrestling or catching up on his boys The Baltimore Ravens as he loved to watch Lamar play. Joe became a member of Bethel AME Church of Baltimore and was a faithful member who sat in the same seat every Sunday patting his feet and clapping his hands. When Pastor was preaching a really good sermon you would hear Joe say, “Oh that boy preaching today”. On any giving Sunday morning, as he would walk though Bethel doors you could catch him messing with somebody and getting in trouble (the good trouble) and would always look at his granddaughters and say “It wasn’t me they started it first. Joe was preceded in death by his parents James Pratt and Viola Harvey, 3 brothers Clayton, Earl and Leon Harvey, 2 sisters, Fannie Lucas and Isabel Bushrod and 1 granddaughter Tyasia Cierra Emann Echoles He leaves to cherish 1 son Olive Harvey of Woodbridge, VA, 5 daughters Shera Allen of Baltimore, MD, Hope Keene od Woodbridge, VA Venis Washington (Alan) of Spotsylvania, VA, Barbara of Spotsylvania VA and Jennie Bamba of Baltimore, MD. 1 brother Christopher Harvey of Philadelphia PA, 1 sister Nannie Ashton of Philadelphia, PA, 19 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren, a best friend of over 30 years Millie Oliver and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

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Joseph L. Harvey

June 27, 1935 - August 4, 2023