Josiah William Triplett

Josiah William Triplett, age 23, of Granite Falls received his Glorified Body, on Tuesday morning, April 28, 2009.He was born October 28, 1985 to Travis Dewey and Kathy Caudle Triplett also of Granite Falls.He attended South Caldwell High School and Caldwell Community College. He was employed by Precision Saw and Tool of Lenoir. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church of Lenoir. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, W. Dewey Triplett. Other than his parents, he is survived by his daughter and joy of his life, Chloe Beth (Jo) Triplett; a brother, Jacob E. Triplett of Granite Falls; a sister, Jessica Wilks and husband Jeff of Granite Falls; a nephew, Lawson J. Wilks, whom he adored. He is also survived by Grandparents, Bobby and Doralee Caudle of Lenoir; Cleo S. Triplett of Hudson; his Aunts and Uncles, Bobby and Laura Caudle, Joe and Tilda Harris and Teresa Thronburg; Cousins, Bobby Caudle, III; Steven and Holly Baker and his Girlfriend, Crystal Ervin and her son, Nathan. The family will receive friends Friday, May 1, 2009 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM at Evans Funeral Service of Lenoir. The celebration of his life will be Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM at Lower Creek Baptist Church. Officiating will be Reverend Micheal Vines and Dr. Phil Kidd. Speakers will be his Dad and special friend, Lee Gammon. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Park. Online condolences may be sent to the Triplett Family at www.evansfuneralservice.com Pallbearers will be: Ryan Story, J. D. Starnes, Bobby Caudle, III, Steven Baker, Dustin Bowers and Josh Wimbish. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Nathan Davis, Chris Triplett, Cody Myers, Brock Bumgarner, Nick Clark, Chad Wendelborg, Dustin Davis and Jordan Wingler. Josiah’s zest for life was found at an early age through baseball and soccer. A favorite team was the Lenoir Oilers, in the late 80’s. He named himself their “Bat Boy”. He traveled with the Cobras baseball team during the summer of 2000 to Florida where those memories were still part of his conversation. In recent years his life revolved around Chloe Beth, bubbles, tickles and lollipopops for Wanda’s kids. He loved spending time with Jacob, Jessica and Jeff as they paired off Duke vs. Carolina. As noted in his Bible, April 26, 2008, “SAVED!” He enjoyed attending various church meetings with his Dad and Crystal. As of Tuesday, April 28th, he’s “Gone Fishing”, with his buddy, Jason Pope, where we will all be together someday. PDF Printable Version