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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Mayple Grace (Joplin)
4 Meacham of West Frankfort on Thursday, July 21, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was born on March 15, 1927, in Franklin County
6 to Frank Absher and Gracie (Tanner) Absher; and
 
7     WHEREAS, She was a Christian and a member of Glad Tidings
8 Church in West Frankfort; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The passing of Mayple Grace (Joplin) Meacham has
10 been deeply felt by many, especially her daughters, Karen
11 Cunningham, Martha Jane Walker, and Jaye "Kandie" Roberts; her
12 sons, John K. Joplin, Jeff Joplin, Jack Andrew Joplin, and
13 Lawrence Wayne Joplin; her 12 grandchildren; her 17
14 great-grandchildren; and her great-great-grandchild; she was
15 preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Andrew Doc
16 Joplin on May 24, 1957; her second husband, Kenneth Wayne
17 Meacham on April 4, 1994; her four sisters; her two brothers;
18 her granddaughter, Bonnie Jervis Halcomb; and her son-in-law,
19 Kenneth Cunningham; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22 Mayple Grace (Joplin) Meacham, and we extend our sincerest
23 condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
24 her; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
27 sympathy.