Charlie Samples,

Sr.

Charlie Sam ples, Sr. , age 97, p assed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at his home.

Mili tary gravesi de services will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Sweetwater Cemetery with Rev. Robert Carey officiating . McCoy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangemen ts.

Charlie was born February 7, 1925 in Claytonville, Texas to the late John T. and Ruby (King) Samples. He was a gra duate of Booker T. Washington Hi gh School and had w orked for the Village Su p er Market and Rolling Plains Memorial Ho spita l in the maintenance depar tment unti l his reti r ement. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Charlie was married to Ollie Ge an (Rose) Sample s for 6 1 years. She passed away May 29, 2021.

He is survived by his daughter-in-law Mary Samples of Sweetw ater, brothers; John Samples and wife Mary of T yler, Texas, Bobby Samples and wife Amy of Kilgore, Texas, sisters; Lena Prince of Tyler, Texas and Emm a Fields of Houston, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews.

Charlie is also preceded in death by his son Charlie Samples, Jr., brother; Cecil Samples an d sisters; R u th Olds, Espanola Heflin, Marie Terry, C lara Hurdle and Bonnie Jones.