Joseph Dewey Kent, Jr, 71, of Fountain, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014. He was born on April 17, 1943. He was a kind person that everyone liked. He is survived by his sister, Nancy Gibson (Dr. Edward Gibson); mother, Virginia Kent; and numerous other family members and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2015 in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at the First Methodist Church of New Hope at 3 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12 noon – 1 p.m. prior to the service.