Joey Vincent

Joey Tremayne Vincent was a devoted community servant whose life bridged two callings: law enforcement and ministry. A long‑time member of the Greenville area, Joey served for eight years with the Greenville Police Department while also ministering at New Cypress Baptist Church. Those roles reflected a deep concern for others—he hoped to certify as a police chaplain and carried his faith into everyday life.

Colleagues and neighbors remembered Joey as someone who answered when family and community needed him. In Greenville and the nearby Depoy area he was known not only by his badge but also by the pastoral care he offered in his church community. He and his wife, Amy, shared a young family; contemporaneous accounts note they had a small daughter. Friends recalled Amy as warm and generous in the community as well.

Public records and contemporaneous reporting place Joey at 29–30 years old at the time of his death in late June 1999. Local church and community references show his ties to New Cypress Baptist Church and to families across Muhlenberg County. Funeral and family notices for relatives later reference Joey and Amy among those the family mourned, confirming the close interconnection between his household and the wider New Cypress congregation.

Though the public record about Joey’s early life and private interests is limited in online sources, what is clear is that he lived a life of service—balancing the demands of police work with pastoral duties and responsibilities as a husband and father. That combination made him a distinctive presence in a small community where roles like pastor and officer carry particular weight.

Remembering Joey means honoring a person who sought to serve others in multiple ways. His community roles—police officer, minister, husband and father—are the lasting parts of his story available in the public record; those verified facts speak to a life centered on care, faith, and service. Though his life was cut short, the records and memories that remain emphasize the human commitments he carried: to his family, his church, and the people of Greenville.