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Funeral home:
Pruitt Livingston Funeral Home, 225 W. Upton Avenue,
Reed City MI
Obituary
Roger Allen Sampson, 71 passed away
on June 3, 2020 at his home in Reed City from
pancreatic cancer.
Mr. Sampson was born April 10, 1949
in Toledo, Ohio to Mina Boyer and Warren Sampson. He
was a graduate of Lincoln High School, Lincoln,
Illinois, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois and
the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
He was an accomplished band director
for District 118 schools, Danville, Illinois which
included a performance at Carnegie Hall, New York,
in 1989. He also served as band director for DeLand-Weldon
and Paxton, Illinois schools and for Mount Pleasant
Schools, Mount Pleasant, MI.
More recently he was the owner of
Chestnut Street Antiques in Reed City, MI.
He is survived by his daughter, Rachel Sampson of
Boston, MA and his partner, Joan Johnson of Reed
City. Other survivors include seven siblings: Jackie
Welshans, Judy Hambleton, Joy (Dan) Fulk, Ron
(Karen) Sampson and Julie Barger, all of Lincoln,
Illinois; Rob (Laura) Sampson, Pawnee, IL; and Jean
(Wayne) Mileham, Woodhull, IL, He was preceded in
death by his parents.
Cremation has taken place. Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice of Michigan or a charity of
your choice.
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Roger
Allen Sampson