Joe N. Lipscomb Jr., 59 of Omaha, NE, formally of Cedar Rapids died February 13, 2007 in Omaha, NE.  Services will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 24, 2007 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery.  Visitation will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, and for an hour prior to services Saturday at the church.

Joe was born July 11, 1947 the son of Joe Nathan and Rozellion Lipscomb Sr.  Joe graduated from Washington High School in 1965 in Cedar Rapids.  He married Donna Neal Lipscomb in November 1999.  He was employed by Quaker Oats.  Joe served in the Vietnam War and received the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Marksman.

Joe is survived by his wife Donna J. Neal Lipscomb, Omaha, NE; mother Rozellion Lipscomb of Cedar Rapids; three children Damon (Jill) Shepherd of Frisco, Texas, Carrie Williams of Naperville, IL, Rashad Lipscomb of Cedar Rapids; six step-children: Dejuan, Dion, Renesha Cribbs, Roscoe Vaughn IV, Marcella (Howard) Dial, and Marquita Cribbs, of Omaha, NE; mother-in-law Rose Neal of Omaha, NE; 4 grandchildren and 18 18 stepgrandchildren; sisters and brothers Belinda (Douglas) Bender of Villa Park, CA, Patricia Lipscomb, Pauline (Antonio) Lucas, LaToya Lipscomb and Tracy Lipscomb of Cedar Rapids, many nephews and nieces, aunts, uncles, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Joe Nathan Lipscomb, Sr.

Memorials may be directed to the family.