Thomas William "Bill" Sammons II Thomas William "Bill" Sammons II, 58, passed away Nov. 5, 2000 in Houston. Funeral services were 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 at Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gordon Sudduth officiating. Interment followed at Forest Park The Woodlands Cemetery. Mr. Sammons was born Dec. 13, 1941 in Teague. He was a member of Oak Ridge Baptist Church and was the owner of Sammons Construction Company. He was preceded in death by his mother, Geneva Sammons; father, Thomas William Sammons; and brother, Harry Michael Sammons. Mr. Sammons is survived by his wife of 33 years, Shirley; sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas W. III and Melody Sammons and Mark Allen and Dee Dee Sammons; daughter and son-in-law, Sheri and Chris Rutledge; grandchildren, Thomas Wesley Sammons IV, Warren Keith Sammons, Jonah Alan Sammons, Savannah Rutledge and Cailey Rutledge; stepmother, Bennie Sammons of Corsicana; brother and sister-in-law, James Patrick and Vicki Sammons; sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Richard McLendon; sister-in-law, Paula Sammons; sister, Clementine Holmes; and numerous nieces and nephews.