Obit of Samis, John H - McCurtain County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Dennis Muncrief 14 Sep 2008 Return to McCurtain County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/mccurtain/mccurtai.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Troy Cemetery--Troy OK Surnames: Samis Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/1337 John H. Samis Services for John H. Samis, 70, Sulphur, were held Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mill Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Wilford Neido officiating. Interment was in the Troy Cemetery with military honors provided by the Chickasaw Nation Honor Guard. Arrangements were under the direction of Clark Funeral Service, Tishomingo. Born December 16, 1934 in Pickens to Frank and Mytrle Alice Williams Samis, he died Friday, Sept. 9 at the Artesian Nursing Home in Sulphur. He had lived in this area for many years and served in the U.S. Army during the late 1950's. He worked at a rock quarry for many years until his retirement. He married Delphia Carter on May 17, 1997 in Mill Creek and most recently had been living in Sulphur. He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters; four brothers and an infant sibling. He is survived by his wife, of the home; a son, Gary Samis, Wynnewood; a daughter, Shellean Garcia, Oklahoma City; two brothers, Wayland Samis, Cache and Harold Samis, Mill Creek; a sister, Azelle Vaughan, Mill Creek; four grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Pallbearers were Kendall Jirtle, Kevin Carter, Jessie Pacheco, Joe Cardenas, Jeff Langston and Marcio Roman. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to McCurtain Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/mccurtain/mccurtai.htm