Orban Pete Triplett, 86, of 816 Windsor Ct., Ashland, Ky., died Friday, Dec. 6, in King's Daughters Medical Center.
Mr. Triplett was born June 23, 1916 in Louisa, Ky., a son of the late William and Dora Woodrum Triplett.
He was a member of Central Baptist Church, Masonic Lodge #198 F & AM of Ironton, Ohio, and a member of the V.F.W. Legion of Ironton. He was a former employee of Ashland Oil, Inc., he served in World War II as a Master Sergeant in the Marine Corps where he received a Silver Star medal in Guadalcanal.
Mr. Triplett is survived by his wife, Evelyn Reeves Triplett; one son, Dr. Wayne Triplett of Scottsdale, Ariz.; two daughters, Carlene Triplett of New York, N.Y., and Roberta Cook of Asheville, N.C.; two brothers, Merrell Triplett and Earl Triplett, both of Ironton, Ohio; four sisters, Reba Depriest, Evelyn Rogers, and Myrtle Smith all of Ironton and Mary Lou Rogers of Wheelersburg, Ohio; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 at Steen Funeral Home-Ashland Chapel by the Rev. Joed Rice. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friends may call noon until time of service on Sunday at the funeral home.
Military service at the cemetery by the Kenova American Legion Post #93.
