E.C. Samples

Obituaries

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 13:00

E.C. Samples, 96 of his beloved Browntown community, born on Saturday, May 1, 1926 to Jay Gould and Della Samples, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. A celebration of life was held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Rainsville Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Rainsville Memorial Park.

E.C. was the seventh son in a family of 11. In 1942 he joined the United States Navy and served in the South Pacific Campaign as a member of the Amphibious Unit. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in WWII.

He married the love of his life and wife of 64 years, Annie, in 1947 and made a living as a farmer and ironworker. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends; he was a prankster and delighted in making others smile. He firmly believed a man’s word was all he had and telling the truth was the most important thing a man could do. However, he did leave school and tell a small fib about how old he was to serve in WWII. Still, he believed in getting an education, and at the age of 95, he was awarded his honorary high school diploma from Sylvania High by the DeKalb County Board of Education.

He was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Methodist Church, where we was an ordained deacon. He was also a member of Sylvania Masonic Lodge #673, Sylvania Order of the Eastern Star #474, Alhambra Shriners and the DeKalb County Shrine Club.

He is survived by his son, Daryl (Linda) Samples; daughters, Alethea (Rick Hedrick) Wofford, Marla (Scott) Jones; grandchildren, Eric Samples, Tara (Jason) Henderson, Justin (Courtnie) Jones, Ashley Wofford, Logan ((Mikalah) Jones; great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Allie Lee; all of his siblings; many lifelong friends.

A special thank you to Dr. Anthony Sims and staff, Enhabit Home Health and Hospice and the many wonderful caregivers who loved him like their own family.
To honor his memory, please do something each day to make another person smile.