ALFRED HENRY TRIPLETT
NOVEMBER 4, 1941 - JANUARY 1967
Alfred Henry Triplett was born November 4, 1941 here in Jasper County, Missouri. He attended school in Carthage and was a member of the 1959 graduating class of Carthage High School.
After his graduation, he was employed by Leggett & Platt, Inc. in Carthage, Missouri and then had joined and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Triplett, 107 River Street in Carthage.
Herman V. Triplett was a brother
His grandmothers were;
Mrs. Arzelia King of 612 Orchard St.
and Mrs. Allee Smith of 728 East Chestnut St.
both of Carthage
Alfred was married at the time of his death to the former Miss Shirley Gift of Neosho. Together, they had one son, Juan Triplett.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 1967
The headline read:
CARTHAGE MOTORIST KILLED IN FIERY CRASH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 66
Alfred Henry Triplett, 25, 107 River Street was killed and Wiston E. Strickland, 20 of 835 East Fifth Street was hurt at 2 a.m. Sunday in a traffic accident approximately six miles west of Halltown on U.S. 66.
Triplett was pronounced dead at the scene while Strickland, a passenger in the car driven by Triplett was thrown from the vehicle and apparently wandered to the home of Joseph L. Adel, route 1. He was taken to McCune-Brooks Hospital in Carthage for treatment of lacerations and abrasions about the head and body and was not too coherent. He told troopers he believed he had slept in a car all night but later said he and Triplett were together Saturday night and left Springfield about 12:45 a.m. Sunday.
The highway patrol said that Triplett apparently went to sleep at the wheel of the car which ran off the left side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned. The driver was thrown from the car and landed on the pavement. The car completely burned.
Funeral services were conducted at the Knell Mortuary and Rev. M. C. Edmondson and Rev. Leo Barbee officiated.
Mrs. Gilda Qualls and Mrs. Pat Winfrey sang several songs;
"God Will Take Care of You."
"That's Why I Call Him Mine." and
"He Knows How Much We Can Bear."
Mrs. P. F. Alexander was the organist and Mrs. J. R. Redmond read the obituary and condolences.
Pallbearers were:
Claude Redmond
Stan Davis
Elimo Lounis
Charles Scott
Ed Johnson and
John Colbert
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery at Carthage where military services were conducted by the ROTC of Carthage Senior High School.
Commander of the firing squad was:
Cadet Captain John Wilson
Members of the squad were:
Captain Jonathan Sykes
First Lt. Harry Rogers
First Lt. Richard Webster, Jr.
First Lt. Jim Crocker
First Lt. Fred Cooperrider and
First Lt. Steven Short
all cadet officers
More than 300 friends and family attended the services.
*Note: the Class of 1959 held their 50th Class reunion in 2009 and Alfred Triplett was fondly remembered as one of their class and the tragedy that took his life. Information for this write-up was given courtesy of the research group of the Class of '59'
NOVEMBER 4, 1941 - JANUARY 1967
Alfred Henry Triplett was born November 4, 1941 here in Jasper County, Missouri. He attended school in Carthage and was a member of the 1959 graduating class of Carthage High School.
After his graduation, he was employed by Leggett & Platt, Inc. in Carthage, Missouri and then had joined and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Triplett, 107 River Street in Carthage.
Herman V. Triplett was a brother
His grandmothers were;
Mrs. Arzelia King of 612 Orchard St.
and Mrs. Allee Smith of 728 East Chestnut St.
both of Carthage
Alfred was married at the time of his death to the former Miss Shirley Gift of Neosho. Together, they had one son, Juan Triplett.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 1967
The headline read:
CARTHAGE MOTORIST KILLED IN FIERY CRASH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 66
Alfred Henry Triplett, 25, 107 River Street was killed and Wiston E. Strickland, 20 of 835 East Fifth Street was hurt at 2 a.m. Sunday in a traffic accident approximately six miles west of Halltown on U.S. 66.
Triplett was pronounced dead at the scene while Strickland, a passenger in the car driven by Triplett was thrown from the vehicle and apparently wandered to the home of Joseph L. Adel, route 1. He was taken to McCune-Brooks Hospital in Carthage for treatment of lacerations and abrasions about the head and body and was not too coherent. He told troopers he believed he had slept in a car all night but later said he and Triplett were together Saturday night and left Springfield about 12:45 a.m. Sunday.
The highway patrol said that Triplett apparently went to sleep at the wheel of the car which ran off the left side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned. The driver was thrown from the car and landed on the pavement. The car completely burned.
Funeral services were conducted at the Knell Mortuary and Rev. M. C. Edmondson and Rev. Leo Barbee officiated.
Mrs. Gilda Qualls and Mrs. Pat Winfrey sang several songs;
"God Will Take Care of You."
"That's Why I Call Him Mine." and
"He Knows How Much We Can Bear."
Mrs. P. F. Alexander was the organist and Mrs. J. R. Redmond read the obituary and condolences.
Pallbearers were:
Claude Redmond
Stan Davis
Elimo Lounis
Charles Scott
Ed Johnson and
John Colbert
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery at Carthage where military services were conducted by the ROTC of Carthage Senior High School.
Commander of the firing squad was:
Cadet Captain John Wilson
Members of the squad were:
Captain Jonathan Sykes
First Lt. Harry Rogers
First Lt. Richard Webster, Jr.
First Lt. Jim Crocker
First Lt. Fred Cooperrider and
First Lt. Steven Short
all cadet officers
More than 300 friends and family attended the services.
*Note: the Class of 1959 held their 50th Class reunion in 2009 and Alfred Triplett was fondly remembered as one of their class and the tragedy that took his life. Information for this write-up was given courtesy of the research group of the Class of '59'
ALFRED HENRY TRIPLETT
NOVEMBER 4, 1941 - JANUARY 1967
Alfred Henry Triplett was born November 4, 1941 here in Jasper County, Missouri. He attended school in Carthage and was a member of the 1959 graduating class of Carthage High School.
After his graduation, he was employed by Leggett & Platt, Inc. in Carthage, Missouri and then had joined and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Triplett, 107 River Street in Carthage.
Herman V. Triplett was a brother
His grandmothers were;
Mrs. Arzelia King of 612 Orchard St.
and Mrs. Allee Smith of 728 East Chestnut St.
both of Carthage
Alfred was married at the time of his death to the former Miss Shirley Gift of Neosho. Together, they had one son, Juan Triplett.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 1967
The headline read:
CARTHAGE MOTORIST KILLED IN FIERY CRASH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 66
Alfred Henry Triplett, 25, 107 River Street was killed and Wiston E. Strickland, 20 of 835 East Fifth Street was hurt at 2 a.m. Sunday in a traffic accident approximately six miles west of Halltown on U.S. 66.
Triplett was pronounced dead at the scene while Strickland, a passenger in the car driven by Triplett was thrown from the vehicle and apparently wandered to the home of Joseph L. Adel, route 1. He was taken to McCune-Brooks Hospital in Carthage for treatment of lacerations and abrasions about the head and body and was not too coherent. He told troopers he believed he had slept in a car all night but later said he and Triplett were together Saturday night and left Springfield about 12:45 a.m. Sunday.
The highway patrol said that Triplett apparently went to sleep at the wheel of the car which ran off the left side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned. The driver was thrown from the car and landed on the pavement. The car completely burned.
Funeral services were conducted at the Knell Mortuary and Rev. M. C. Edmondson and Rev. Leo Barbee officiated.
Mrs. Gilda Qualls and Mrs. Pat Winfrey sang several songs;
"God Will Take Care of You."
"That's Why I Call Him Mine." and
"He Knows How Much We Can Bear."
Mrs. P. F. Alexander was the organist and Mrs. J. R. Redmond read the obituary and condolences.
Pallbearers were:
Claude Redmond
Stan Davis
Elimo Lounis
Charles Scott
Ed Johnson and
John Colbert
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery at Carthage where military services were conducted by the ROTC of Carthage Senior High School.
Commander of the firing squad was:
Cadet Captain John Wilson
Members of the squad were:
Captain Jonathan Sykes
First Lt. Harry Rogers
First Lt. Richard Webster, Jr.
First Lt. Jim Crocker
First Lt. Fred Cooperrider and
First Lt. Steven Short
all cadet officers
More than 300 friends and family attended the services.
*Note: the Class of 1959 held their 50th Class reunion in 2009 and Alfred Triplett was fondly remembered as one of their class and the tragedy that took his life. Information for this write-up was given courtesy of the research group of the Class of '59'
NOVEMBER 4, 1941 - JANUARY 1967
Alfred Henry Triplett was born November 4, 1941 here in Jasper County, Missouri. He attended school in Carthage and was a member of the 1959 graduating class of Carthage High School.
After his graduation, he was employed by Leggett & Platt, Inc. in Carthage, Missouri and then had joined and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was the son of Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Triplett, 107 River Street in Carthage.
Herman V. Triplett was a brother
His grandmothers were;
Mrs. Arzelia King of 612 Orchard St.
and Mrs. Allee Smith of 728 East Chestnut St.
both of Carthage
Alfred was married at the time of his death to the former Miss Shirley Gift of Neosho. Together, they had one son, Juan Triplett.
CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
JANUARY 1967
The headline read:
CARTHAGE MOTORIST KILLED IN FIERY CRASH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 66
Alfred Henry Triplett, 25, 107 River Street was killed and Wiston E. Strickland, 20 of 835 East Fifth Street was hurt at 2 a.m. Sunday in a traffic accident approximately six miles west of Halltown on U.S. 66.
Triplett was pronounced dead at the scene while Strickland, a passenger in the car driven by Triplett was thrown from the vehicle and apparently wandered to the home of Joseph L. Adel, route 1. He was taken to McCune-Brooks Hospital in Carthage for treatment of lacerations and abrasions about the head and body and was not too coherent. He told troopers he believed he had slept in a car all night but later said he and Triplett were together Saturday night and left Springfield about 12:45 a.m. Sunday.
The highway patrol said that Triplett apparently went to sleep at the wheel of the car which ran off the left side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned. The driver was thrown from the car and landed on the pavement. The car completely burned.
Funeral services were conducted at the Knell Mortuary and Rev. M. C. Edmondson and Rev. Leo Barbee officiated.
Mrs. Gilda Qualls and Mrs. Pat Winfrey sang several songs;
"God Will Take Care of You."
"That's Why I Call Him Mine." and
"He Knows How Much We Can Bear."
Mrs. P. F. Alexander was the organist and Mrs. J. R. Redmond read the obituary and condolences.
Pallbearers were:
Claude Redmond
Stan Davis
Elimo Lounis
Charles Scott
Ed Johnson and
John Colbert
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery at Carthage where military services were conducted by the ROTC of Carthage Senior High School.
Commander of the firing squad was:
Cadet Captain John Wilson
Members of the squad were:
Captain Jonathan Sykes
First Lt. Harry Rogers
First Lt. Richard Webster, Jr.
First Lt. Jim Crocker
First Lt. Fred Cooperrider and
First Lt. Steven Short
all cadet officers
More than 300 friends and family attended the services.
*Note: the Class of 1959 held their 50th Class reunion in 2009 and Alfred Triplett was fondly remembered as one of their class and the tragedy that took his life. Information for this write-up was given courtesy of the research group of the Class of '59'
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