Doyle Thomas Poplin's Obituary
Doyle Thomas Poplin, 89, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at his home. His entombment will be 2pm Monday, November 7, 2022 in the Stanly Gardens of Memory Mausoleum with Rev. Dr. Gregory D. Poplin. The family will receive friends from 1pm until 2pm prior to the service at Stanly Gardens of Memory.
Mr. Poplin was born November 24, 1932 to the late Walter Baxter Poplin and Bessie Smith Poplin. Doyle was a former employee of the Stanly News and Press until he started working with the Winston Salem Police Department and he later retired from the Albemarle Police Department as a Captain in 1990. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving on the USS Everglades.
Doyle is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Dennis Poplin, being married for seventy years on October 18, 2022. He is also survived by two sons, Jeffrey Thomas Poplin (Susan Gerstenberg) of King, NC and Rev. Dr. Gregory Dale Poplin (Elizabeth) of Carthage, NC; granddaughter, Meredith Poplin Boyd (Justin) of Carthage, NC and two great-grandchildren, Wesley Poplin and Callie Boyd. Doyle was the last of the eleven children of Walter and Bessie Poplin and the last of the triplets.
Memorials may be made to, Anderson Grove Baptist Church, 2225 E Main St, Albemarle, NC 28001 or to, St. Judes Childrens Hospital, [email protected].
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