Joseph T. Register Jr.

January 10, 2021

Joseph T. Register Jr., 73, passed away on January 10, 2021. Joe was a loving, husband, father, friend to many and never knew a stranger. Joe was the son of the late Dorothy M. Register and Joseph T. Register, Sr. He was predeceased by his son, James Warren Register. Joe was a native of Portsmouth, raised in Cradock and went to Cradock High and was a life-time member of Cradock Presbyterian Church. Joe’s career encompasses serving four years in the Navy, he retired from the Portsmouth Fire Department as a Master Fire Fighter, Maryview Hospital Security and Loving Funeral Home. Joe is survived by his wife of 34 years Holly D. Register; sister Judy R. Kah and husband Paul; children, Joseph T. Register III, Natasha A. McCarty and husband Mark, Mary Elena Register, and Masha Register; grandchildren Joseph W. Register, Nathan J. Register and Emma Marie McCarty; great-grandson, Joseph W. Register, Jr. and his devoted pet, playmate and best friend Charlie Register. He was a member of Lake Drummond Masonic Lodge #178, a member of the Khedive Shrine Temple where he served as the Past Potentate (2012), Mid Atlantic Shrine Association Past President (2020), Drum & Bugle Corp, Provost Guard, Van Driver for the Shriners Children’s Hospital, Khedive Carts, Joe and Holly attend Centenary United Methodist Church in Portsmouth. A memorial service with Rev. John Cole, II officiating will be held at 2pm Friday at the Khedive Shrine Center 645 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320. Burial will be private at the Albert G. Horton Veteran Cemetery in Suffolk. Memorial contribution may be made in Joe's memory to the Shriners Children’s Hospitals in care of the Khedive Shrine Temple.