Oglethorpe County GaArchives Obituaries.....Paradise, Samuel Green (Sambo) January 6, 2012
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Lord & Stephens Funeral Home
Obituary for Samuel Paradise

 Samuel “Sambo” Green Paradise, Sr., age 71, passed away Firday, January 6, 
2012 he had lived in Lexington, Ga. an in Oglethorpe County,Ga. all of his 
life. Mr. Paradise was the son of the late Howard H. Paradise and Lady Ethel 
Gassaway Paradise. He was in the Logging Business most of his life, retired 
from Westinghouse Electric Corp./ABB Power T & D Co.and was a member of Salem 
Baptist Church. 
He is survived by his wife, Beverly Slay Paradise, and was the beloved father 
of 3 children: Kim Paradise Winfrey (Mack), Kelli Paradise Smith (Kevin), and 
Samuel Green Paradise, Jr. (Caroline). He is also survived by one sister, Anne 
Paradise Hansford, and one brother, William H. Paradise; 10 grandchildren and 
3 great grandchildren. 
Visitation will be at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home East on Saturday January 
7, 2012 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Funeral services for Mr. Paradise will be Sunday 
January 8, 2012 at 2:00pm at Salem Baptist Church with Pastor Brett Mask 
officiating. The family will be at the home of Sam Jr. and Caroline Paradise.
Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to Odyssey Hospice, 855 Gaines 
School Road Suite G, Athens, GA 30605.
Lord and Stephens East is in charge of arrangements.





Additional Comments:
P.S 
I never knew him by any other name, other than SAMBO. He was a friend of mine 
when we worked together, and let me tell you he was one of the hardest working 
people I had ever saw. But I had not saw him in a long time.
REST IN PEACE SAMBO

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