Bruce Samples

1924 - 2005  (81 years)

• Name	Bruce Samples
  Born	6 Sep 1924	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 3, Cocke County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	6 Sep 2005  [2, 3]
  Buried	9 Sep 2005	Beth Carr Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I330517	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Porter "Tosh" Samples,   b. 1 Oct 1900, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Feb 1976, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Bernice Fox,   b. 17 Dec 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 12 May 1976, Hamblen County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F69019	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Louise,   b. 24 Feb 1925  (Age 99 years)
  Children	+ 1. Sharon Samples + 2. Debbie Samples + 3. Sheila Samples   4. Gary Samples   5. Scott Samples
  Family ID	F133289	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Sep 1924 - Tennessee Buried - 9 Sep 2005 - Beth Carr Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. name: Bruce Samples event: Census event date: 1930 event place: District 03, Cocke, Tennessee gender: Male age: 5 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1925 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0007 family number: 203 sheet number and letter: 10A line number: 48 nara publication: T626, roll 2238 film number: 2341972 digital folder number: 4548152 image number: 00149 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Tosh Samples M 29 Tennessee wife Burnice Samples F 27 Tennessee son Edward Samples M 11 Tennessee son Bruce Samples M 5 Tennessee son Joe Samples M 3 Tennessee son John R Samples M 2 Tennessee son Arvel Samples M 0 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 3 Jan 2013. Richard Samples obituary [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 6 Sep 2005. BRUCE SAMPLES, of White Pine, TN passed away on Tuesday morning, September 6, 2005 on his 81st birthday. Preceded in death by his parents, Tosh and Bernice Samples; brothers, Edward, Alvin Lee, Johnny and Orville Samples. Survived by wife, Margaret Louise Samples; children, Sharon and Jack Davis of White Pine, Debbie and Gary Price of Morristown, Sheila and Joe Thornhill of Maryville, Gary and Lyn Samples of White Pine, Scott and Tierney Samples of Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Joel, Steven, Candace and Summer Davis, Katina (Price) Doty and Daniel Price, Brandon, Adam and Megan Thornhill, Alisha (Samples) Neely, Ambra Samples and Courtney (Samples) Gibson, Tyler and Christopher Samples; great grandchildren, Katie Davis, Bryce and Alyssa Doty, Jackson Davis, Evyn Price and Kaley Neely; brothers, Richard Samples, Joe Samples, Bill Samples and Junior Samples; sisters, Loretta Samples, Mary Morie and Delcie Hylemar; several nieces and nephews; special friends, David and Kay Parton, J. T. and Helen Sinard, James (Shuck) Hyleman, Annette Hall, the Arwood family, and his caregivers. Funeral service will be held at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2005 at the White Pine Church of God with Reverend Billy D. Shelton and Mr. Joel Davis officiating. Family and friends will meet at 9:45 a.m. Friday morning at Beth Carr Cemetery for a 10:00 a.m. graveside interment service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Gideons. Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in White Pine, TN (865) 674-2441 www.farrarfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 38511267).