Obituary of Troy Sampson

Graveside services for Troy Lynn Sampson, 70, Mineola, are scheduled for 1:30 pm, Wednesday, April 29, at the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup with Reverends Virgil Daily and Samuel Pridly officiating, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Sampson died Monday, April 27, 2009 in a Tyler hospice. He was born February 2, 1939 in Leaky, to the late Johnie Robert and Frances Louise Moose Sampson. He was a graduate of the Troup High School Class of 1957 and a Baptist. He was a former peace officer having served as Arp City Marshall, Smith County Deputy Sheriff and Security Officer at the Arp State Bank, Chapel Hill. He also was a Private Investigator. Survivors include daughter, Terry Strom, Burleson; son, Robert Sampson, Whitney; step daughters, Shannon Gilbert, Flint, Jamie Sturgill, McKinney; step son, Shawn Jackson, Tyler; brothers, John Allen Sampson, Whitehouse, Gordon Sampson, Edgewood, Kansas, Alton Sampson and Glen Sampson, both of Troup; seven grandchilden; ten great-grandchildren; and a large family. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Tuesday, April 28.