NAME: BENNY JAY JOPLIN, AGE 39, A FORMER LONGTIME STRINGTOWN RESIDENT. BORN: AUGUST 25, 1960 AT PLAINVIEW, TEXAS TO WILLIE MARK JOPLIN AND MOLLY FAYE (RILEY) JOPLIN. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2000 AT HIS RESIDENCE IN SHERMAN, TX. AGE: 39 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A TRUCK DRIVER FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 YEARS. MOST RECENTLY FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS HE HAS BEEN AN HONORED DRIVER WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS FOR FEED THE CHILDREN. SURVIVED BY MOTHER: MOLLY WHITMIRE AND HUSBAND WADE OF SHERMAN, TX. DAUGHTER: NATASHA. STEPSON: ANDREW. BROTHER: DAVID MARK JOPLIN & WIFE CHERYL. STEPBROTHERS: MATHEW AND AARON WHITMIRE. STEPSISTERS: DAWN & CHRISTI. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER: WILLIE MARK JOPLIN.

DATE OF MEMORIAL SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2000 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: ATOKA FIRST PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH. OFFICIATING: REV. A. L. SPAULDING.