Gerald Wayne Samples^[1]

1941 - 2016  (74 years)

• Name	Gerald Wayne Samples
  Born	16 Oct 1941
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jun 2016  [2]
  Buried	4 Jun 2016	Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I422688	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Wesley V. Samples,   b. 11 Apr 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Feb 1974  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mary Tippens,   b. 2 Oct 1911,   d. 23 Dec 2001, Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1940	Monroe County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F168606	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Patricia Ann McCollum,   b. 13 Dec 1942,   d. 24 Dec 1990  (Age 48 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1966
  Children	1. Gerald Samples, Jr. + 2. Anita Samples
  Family ID	F168608	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 4 Jun 2016 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 27 Dec 2001. Mary E. Samples obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 1 Jun 2016. October 16, 1941 - June 1, 2016 Gerald Wayne Samples, Sr., age 74 of Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 after a brave battle with lung cancer. Wayne served in the U.S. Navy and worked for CSX Transportation for 33 years, and then the Kroger on Western Avenue for 11 years and was a skilled leather craftsman and always had a smile on his face. He was a loving and kind dad, grandpa, and friend to all who knew him. He is preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Samples; parents, Wesley and Mary Samples; and sister, Levern Fox. Wayne is survived by son, Gerald Samples Jr. (Jerry); daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Rick Foster; grandchildren, Ethan and Ashlyn Foster; nephews, Rob and Mike Fox; and niece, Joy Besermin; special friends, Larry, Mickey, and Becky. Family will receive friends Saturday, June 4, 2016 from 10:00am until 12:00pm at Berry Funeral Home, 3704 Chapman Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920, with a service to follow at 12:00pm. Family and friends will proceed to Woodlawn Cemetery, after the service, for interment. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 136923876). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Wesley Samples Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Aug 1940 Event Place Monroe, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 51 Birth Year (Estimated) 1889 Spouse's Name Mary Tippens Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 28 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1912 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-30179-18204-78?cc=1619127 : 16 December 2015), Monroe > Marriage registers, 1939-1947, vol CC-DD > image 253 of 614; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.