Obituary of Eddie Joplin, St Francis County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Gail Robin Date: 27 Apr 2015 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** EDDIE JOPLIN 4 28 1897-1 5 1993 Mr. Eddie Joplin of Haynes died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. He was 95. Mr. Joplin was born April 28, 1897, in Trenton, Tenn. Survivors include a son, Edward Gates of Haynes; two sisters, Ethel Abernathy of Colt and Ruby Sykes of Chicago; 25 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sunday, Jan 10, at the Spring Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. O.B. Brown officiating. Burial was in Casteel Cemetery under the direction of Clay Funeral Home. Copyright With Permission: Forrest City Times Newspaper/Forrest City Times Herald Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas