Carl R. Popp

Funeral Mass for Carl R. Popp, 83, of Bennettsville, will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at St. Joseph Hill Catholic Church and burial with military honors to follow in the church cemetery. He died Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services in New Albany.He was born on Aug. 4, 1926, in Bennettsville, to the late Joseph G. Popp and Margaret (Graf) Popp. He was a lifelong member of St. Joseph Hill Catholic Church in Sellersburg, Indiana where he was a member of the Men's Club, Historical Committee and a lector. Carl was an Army Veteran of the Korean War who retired from Colgate Palmolive Company in Jeffersonville, and was a long-time farmer in Bennettsville. He was a member of Leadership Southern Indiana, Muddy Fork Conservancy District for over 40 years, and National Farmer's Organization. He was a former Carr Township trustee and a director for the Clark County REMC. He was also the recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Award from Governor O'Bannon. He was known for his jovial sense of humor and his passion for his Catholic faith, family, friends, farming and homemade wine. Carl is survived by his devoted wife of 56 years, Dolores (Miller) Popp; daughters, Barbara Popp Kemp of, New Albany, Darlene Popp Coleman and her husband, Mike, of St. Joe, and Margaret Popp Tschaenn and her husband, Kevin, of Sellersburg; sons, Alvin Popp and his wife, Diane, of Bennettsville, Ralph Popp and his wife, Patty, of Bennettsville, and Anthony Popp Sellersburg; brother, Alfred Popp and his wife, Edna of St. Joe; eight grandchildren, Kristin and Kendall Kemp, Amy and Logan Popp, Whitney and Candace Popp, Shelly Popp, and Brent Tschaenn; many nieces, nephews, good friends and neighbors. He is also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Margaret Book and brother, Elmer Popp and son-in-law, Greg Kemp.Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Generations Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of Providence Jr./Sr. High School or St. Joseph Hill Catholic Church.