Coutee’s Grocery received the Bulb & Blossom Garden Club Business of the Month in December 2022. Joe Coutee Jr. and Ricky Coutee are pictured. (Photo by Myra Miller)
Joseph “Joe” Coutee Jr., owner and manager of Coutee’s Grocery, died June 13 at 81 years old. Coutee’s Grocery is located next door to Central Middle School on South Martin Luther King Drive.
The grocery store opened in 1947 where Joe’s father owned and ran it. Joe took over the family business, worked, and managed the family store for many years thereafter selling groceries, staples and fresh …
