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Steve R. Triplett, age 70, of 3400
Crescent Way, died Jan. 9, 1996 in Granite Falls, N.C., the city of his
birth. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth J. Triplett.
Mr. Triplett was a retired repairman
with C & P Telephone Company. He belonged to the Saint John's United
Methodist Church. Mr. Triplett was also a member of the Telephone
Pioneers; the 82nd Airborne Division of the Army; the 507 Airborne
Regional and the 17th Airborne Division.
Mr. Triplett is survived by three sisters, Irene Adams of Granite Falls,
N.C., Evelyn Barnes of Las Vegas, Nev., Sylvia Blackwell of Hickory,
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four brothers, Ted L. Triplett of Ft. Mills, S.C., Gene
Triplett of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Roger E. Triplett of Lenior, N.C. and
Jerry Triplett of Myrtle Beach, S.C. and friends.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, Jan. 13, 1996 at
11 a.m. with the Rev. Gaynor C. Shepherd and the Rev. Ed Martin
officiating at Saint's John's United Methodist Church. Burial will be in
the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the funeral
home today from 7 to 8 p.m. Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk
Chapel is in charge.
(The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, 12 Jan 1996,
Page B6 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker) |
(courtesy of SW Flemin)
Grave marker for Steve R. Triplett in Forest Lawn
Cemetery, Norfolk (Norfolk City), Virginia.
Steve enlisted in the Army on 18 March
1944 and served in Company H, 508th. |
