Joe Allen Wilson, 67, Army Veteran and Truck Driver, Passes Away

Joe Allen Wilson, a Tell City Army veteran and truck driver who spent years behind the wheel for Diamond J Trucking, died April 8, 2026, at his home. He was 67.

Born February 7, 1959, to Joe and Patricia (Pitman) Wilson, he built a working life rooted in Perry County's trades and veteran networks. His trucking career connected him to local employer Nancy Baer and Diamond J Trucking, making him a familiar figure on the roads and job sites that run through this corner of Indiana.

Away from work, Wilson was an avid motorcycle rider and a member of the Tribal Brotherhood, ties that placed him squarely within Tell City's overlapping communities of riders and veterans. To his family, the man those groups knew as Joe was simply "Papaw," a nickname that captures something the mileage logs and cargo manifests never could.

Wilson served in the United States Army, a chapter of his life that connects him to the veterans' networks across Perry County that will feel his absence in the weeks ahead.

Huber Funeral Home in Tell City is handling arrangements. Complete visitation hours, funeral service times, and any memorial contribution preferences are listed on the Huber Funeral Home obituary page, which also serves as the official record for family notices and community remembrances. The listing includes a space where neighbors, former colleagues from Diamond J Trucking, fellow Tribal Brotherhood members, and anyone whose life intersected with Wilson's can leave written condolences for the family to read and keep.