Joseph and Irene Kiss, both of Hungarian decent, were born in Romania. Joe and Irene owned several bars and a grocery store through the years. In 1962, they went into ownership with Irene’s brother Steve Kolb and wife Sylvia; forming The Old Hickory Bar-B-Q on Brown Street. Steve and Sylvia owned the original Old Hickory Bar-B-Q on Third Street and later the one on Main Street and The Woodman Carryout. Joe and Irene bought out Steve and Sylvia in 1989 at The Brown Street location. They changed the name to Joe Kiss’s Hickory Bar-B-Q.