Hickory County MO Archives Obituaries.....Samples, J. F. June 3, 1933 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ginger Donohue ashrynat@yahoo.com May 28, 2006, 3:36 pm probably "The Index" J. F. Samples died at his home at 6224 Donphin Ave Kansas City Mo, 3 June 1933. He was 71 yrs, 6 mths and 26 days old at his death. He was born near Cleveland Tn, 25 December 1861 and moved with his parents, R.T. and Elizabeth Samples, to Hickory Co Mo, when he was 8 years old. At 20 years of age he was united in marriage to Mary E. Ferguson. To this union nine children were born, those who preceded him in death were his first wife, two daughters Zena and Alta, one son, Irvin. Those to mourn his loss, his wife, 3 step sons, Perry, Floyd and Forest Griffin, all of Kansas City. Four sons, R.T. Samples of Tulsa Ok, E.J. Samples of Urbana Mo, H. J. Samples of Quincy Mo, O.J. Samples address unknown. Two daughters, Mrs Ruth Stroud, Leavenworth Ks, Mrs L. M. Mout? of Independence Mo. Two brothers, John Samples of Pittsburg Mo and Jessie Samples of Bernie Mo. October 19 1910 he was married to Mrs Goldie Griffin. He was a Christian man was united with the Baptist church while in young manhood. Funeral services were conducted at his home church in Kansas City by Rev. Ferguson, his pastor, to a large crowd of friends and neighbors, who gave every helping hand and many floral offerings. He was taken by his request to his old home at Pittsburg Mo for burial by J. R. Luckey of Wheatland where services were conducted June 7th by Rev. Audie Miller to a crowd of relatives and friends. Additional Comments: Obituary found in old scrapbook belonging to my grandmother, Elsie Fugate Kelley. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/hickory/obits/s/samples58gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb