Obit of Samples, Kenneth (s514) - Murray County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Dennis Muncrief  <mudman@cableone.net>  1 Apr 2004
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Surnames: Samples Wright

Originally posted at:
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Kenneth Samples

Kenneth Samples, 79, died March 28, 2004, at Integris Hospital in Oklahoma 
City. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 3, at 2 p.m. at the 
First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Davis.

Samples was born March 23, 1925, in Dougherty. The family moved to 
Sulphur, and he graduated from Sulphur High School. He immediately joined 
the Marine Corps, where he achieved the rank of colonel. A naturally-
talented artist, he went to Detroit, Mich., where he worked in the auto 
design studios of Ford, Lincoln/Mercury and American Motors. He then moved 
to San Diego, Calif., where he worked for a mechanical toy design studio 
and General Dynamics, where he oversaw the Monster Buoy and F16 programs. 
After a long and varied career on both coasts, he retired to Murray County 
in 1988. Not one for true retirement, he went to work for the Chickasaw 
Nation and designed numerous private residences and public buildings.

He was preceded in death by his father, John Henry Samples; his mother, 
Pearl Wright Samples; a brother, J.H. Samples Jr.; a sister, Faye Samples 
Lowther, and a daughter, Jeanne Slayer. He is survived by his wife, Linda 
of Davis; a brother, Edwin of Dougherty; his daughters, Faye Marie Samples 
Farmer of Tulsa, Betty Hall of San Diego and Kenny Faye Samples of 
Arkansas; his sons, Michael Samples of Seattle, Ore., and Skip Samples of 
San Diego, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart 
Association or a charity of choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Krien Funeral Home.
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