Sophie Mae “Allen” Marples, 95, of Liberty, KY passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Liberty Care Center.
Born on June 13, 1922, in Casey County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Henry Allen & Lilly Buck Allen. Sophie was a member of Pine Grove Community Church. She was a homemaker, loved crocheting, flowers, and especially gardening green beans.
Ms. Marples is survived by 3 sons, Dale (Barbara) Marples of Liberty; Gene (Rhonda) Marples of Vero Beach, Florida; and Jeff (Karen) Marples of Liberty; 10 grandchildren; Melodie, Beverly, Bobby, Aaron, JoAnne, Joey, Becky, Tyler, Nick and Brandon; and fifteen great-grandchildren. Other survivors include 3 brothers, Thad (Lorene) Allen of Liberty, Garnett (Vicky) Allen of Liberty, and Kermit (Connie) Allen of Hamilton, Ohio.
In addition to her parents, Sophie is preceded in death by her husband, Unas Marples, who passed away on October 27, 1994; a son, Elton Marples; three sisters, Loshie Peck, Waddie Browning and Margie Allen; and four brothers, Franklin Allen, Dee Allen, Omer Allen and Onsby Allen.
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Edwards officiating
Burial: Gum Lick Cemetery
Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home
Arrangements for Ms. Sophie Marples are entrusted to McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. An online guestbook is available at www.mckinneybrown.com.
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