Anthony C. "Tony" Sampson

Graveside services for Anthony C. “Tony” Sampson, 59 of Thomasville will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Laurel Hill cemetery. Rev. Gary Holland will officiate. Mr. Sampson passed away October 18 at his residence. Born March 19, 1955 in Thomasville, he was the son of the late Stamat Sampson and Jean Ferguson Sampson. He was married to JoAnne Brandt Sampson who survives. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked at Merrily Plantation. Tony adored his job and the people he worked for, along with his caring wife, children and family. Other survivors include his daughters, Dixie Prendergast and husband Jeffrey of Fairbanks, Alaska and Kelsey Elizabeth Sampson of Thomasville; grandson, Hunter Sampson; brothers, Corky Sampson and wife Lea, Rusty Sampson and wife Teri and Wesley Sampson all of Thomasville. Memorial donations may be made to Life Outreach International “Water for Life” P.O. Box 982000 Fort Worth, TX 76182-8000 (lifetoday.org) or The Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675 (wounderwarriorproject.org). The family will receive friends 6-8 pm, Tuesday at Allen & Allen Funeral Home. Guests are invited to sign the online register at www.allenfh.com