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| Ocus D. Popplewell |
| Date Of Birth: | March 25, 1926 |
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| Date Of Death: | January 16, 2012 |
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| Service Date: | Visitation, 4-8 Thursday at Meredith - Clark Funeral Home
Funeral Service 10:00 am Friday at funeral home
Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery in Morgantown |
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Ocus D. Popplewell, age 85 passed away Monday
morning, January 16, 2012 at The Franklin Meadows Nursing
Home. He was a resident of Franklin.
Ocus was born March 25, 1926 in Russell Springs,
KY, to the late Emmitt and Maudie (Johnson) Popplewell. He
married his loving wife, Lillian Lois (Wilson) Popplewell on August
17, 1946 in Russell Springs, KY. She preceded him in death on
October 28, 2011 after 65 wonderful years of marriage.
Ocus and his late wife enjoyed working on their
family farm, raising cattle and horses. He enjoyed spending
time with his grandchildren, watching IU basketball and playing
basketball & baseball. Ocus was passionate about
coaching Little League for several years. He worked as a
carpenter until he retired from the Local Carpenters Union in
1988. Ocus was a member at the Franklin Separate Baptist
Church where he was a Sunday School Teacher and Youth Leader.
Ocus was the devoted father to: Lillian Ann
(David) Pogue of Nineveh, Olis D. (Janice) Popplewell &
Mack (Carla) Popplewell of Trafalgar. He will be missed by
his four brothers: Marsel Popplewell & Bruce Popplewell of
Russell Springs, KY, Thurman Popplewell of Greenwood, Darwin
(Betty) Popplewell of Brown County; and three sisters: Audeen
Fox of Kentucky, Vonda Fizer of Mississippi & Katie
Hatfield of Kentucky; eight grandchildren and sixteen great
grandchildren.
Ocus was preceded in death by two daughters: Karen
M. Baird & Deborah L. Popplewell; one son, Jonathan "JD"
Popplewell, and two sisters, Nona Silar & Margie Chumbley;
three brothers: Kirby, Coy & Dewell Popplewell.
The Rev's Homer Whited & Ed Tharpe will
conduct a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Meredith-Clark
Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center, 179 E.
Mulberry Street in Morgantown. Friends may call from 4 to 8
p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at East
Hill Cemetery in Morgantown.
Memorial contributions may be sent in honor of
Ocus to the Alzheimer's Association, 9135 N. Meridian St. Suite B-4
Indianapolis, IN 46209.
Expressions of caring and kindness may be sent to
the Popplewell family at www.meredith-clark.com.
Information: (812) 597-4670
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