OBIT: Triplett, John M. - Livingston Co Submitted by: Jim & Colleen Lovan From the clippings that our grandmother kept. We do not know the name of the paper it came from. She dated this article 1949. JOHN M. TRIPLETT, 85, DIES AT GRAND RIVERS Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 13---John M. Triplett, 85, died at 3:50 a.m. today at his home here. He was a retired employee of the Illinois Central Railroad. Born in Smithland, Mr. Triplett had been a resident of Grand Rivers since 1918. He was employed for many years as a ledgewood engineer. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Methodist church, Iuka. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Nannie Triplett; two sons, Virgil Triplett, Grand Rivers, and Claude Triplett, Paducah; three daughters, Mrs. Doris Hancock, Princeton, and Mrs. Annie Lunch and Mrs. Evalyn Campbell, Paducah; 33 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Grand Rivers Methodist church with the Rev. J. Bottoms officiating. Burial will be in Dixon cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. ************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The body is at Lindsey's funeral home, Paducah.