Joseph L. Epplin

1921 - 2006  (85 years)

• Name	Joseph L. Epplin
  Born	30 Apr 1921	Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Oct 2006	Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Buried	3 Feb 2007	Saint Bruno's Cemetery, Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I58320	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Joseph Sebastian Epplin,   b. 9 Sep 1885, Perry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 1963, Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Emma Katherine Endres,   b. 3 Nov 1884, Vergennes, Jackson County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1968, Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1911	Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, USA
  Family ID	F13752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred I. Brand,   b. Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA
  Married	14 Jul 1948	Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. Jerome Epplin   2. Gene Epplin   3. Dr. Thomas James Epplin,   b. 4 Jan 1955, Pinckneyville, Perry County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 2007, Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, USA  (Age 52 years)   4. Max Epplin   5. Kenney Epplin
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F26603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). [S927] Obituary. Joseph L. Epplin Thursday, October 12, 2006 12:38 PM CDT Joseph L. Epplin, age 85, of Pinckneyville, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at 8:05 a.m. in his home.Joe was born on April 30, 1921 in Pinckneyville, a son to Joe S. and Emma Katherine (Endres) Epplin. He married Mildred Brand on July 14, 1948 in Pinckneyville and she survives. He retired from the utility department at World Color Press in 1989 after 20 years of service. He was a member of St. Bruno Catholic Church and a charter member of the Knights of Columbus in Pinckneyville where he had been a member for over 60 years. Joe enjoyed hunting Indian artifacts and hickory nuts, never met a stranger and had kind words for everyone.Survivors include his wife, Mildred of Pinckneyville; five sons, Jerome and wife Renee Epplin of Litchfield, Gene and wife Cindy Epplin of Terre Haute, Ind., Tom and wife Florine Epplin of Vandalia, Max and wife Patty Epplin of Pinckneyville, and Kenneth and wife Lois Epplin of Pinckneyville; one brother, Clarence and wife Celeste Epplin of Florissant, Mo.; one sister-in-law, Marge Epplin of Vergennes; twenty-one grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Carl, Edward, Clement, and Albert; and one sister, Agnes Bruns. Funeral services will be held in St. Bruno Catholic Church, Pinckneyville on Friday, Oct. 13, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. with Father Brian Barker officiating. Interment will be in St. Bruno Cemetery.Friends may call at Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home on Thursday from 6:00 p.m. till 9:00 p.m. and then on Friday from 8:00 a.m. till 9:30 a.m. with the rosary being recited at 9:00 a.m.Memorial donations may be made to the Donor's Choice or Masses will be accepted at the funeral home.For more information or to sign an online guest register please visit www.pyattfuneralhome.com.