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Visitation:
None scheduled
Service:
Friday, January 20, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the
Waynesville United Methodist Church
Funeral home:
Quiram Peasley Funeral Home,
Atlanta
Obituary
Carol Lou Sampson, 84, of
Waynesville, passed away January 16, 2023, at Carle-BroMenn
Hospital, surrounded by family members and holding
the hand of her life-long love and husband.
Carol was born February 20, 1938, in Waynesville,
the daughter of Roger and Wilma Nichols Sampson. She
married her high school sweetheart, Jack Sampson, on
April 28, 1959.
Her memory lives on through her two sons, Flint
(Jodi) Sampson and Vince (Bambi) Sampson, and her
grandchildren: Sydney (Sampson) Bruehl, Jean-luc
Sampson, Tasha (Toby) Dunn, and Taylor (Travis)
Cunningham, five great-grandchildren, and Carol’s
sister, Karen Teveort.
After graduating high school, Carol attended
Illinois State University where she studied
education and began her passion for athletics by
becoming a gymnast for the Gamma Phi Circus. She
would continue her involvement in sports and
exercise throughout her life, first as a swim
instructor for the YMCA, and also an avid tennis
player and bicyclist, participating in both into her
70s. Carol often rode her bike over a thousand miles
a summer in those later years.
She began her working career at the Revere Company
in Clinton, moving on to General Electric, and
retiring as a teaching assistant for Olympia High
School.
Carol was always busy and involved in her community,
and some of these efforts in the past included:
President of the Waynesville PTA, leader of the
local YMCA church group, and Village Treasurer.
With her family, she enjoyed traveling, and often
would plan lengthy excursions around the United
States in the summer. These adventures also led to
camping in Canada and Mexico.
Carol was fascinated with local and family history.
Blessed with an impeccable memory, she was a
fountain of historical knowledge for anyone seeking
answers to questions involving the town or their own
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She loved a party, and coming from a
large close-knit extended family, there were
continual gatherings of the group throughout the
year. These events and celebrations ranged from
bonfires on the family’s forest acreage to open mic
nights filled with comedians, magicians, and
musicians. She always looked forward to the family
gathering on Memorial Day where she hosted a
day-long remembrance of the past with a large family
cookout featuring games and a volleyball tournament.
She lived a wonderful full life, always surrounded
by the people she loved and those who loved her.
When asked in her last days the secret of a long
happy life, she replied – laughter. There can be no
greater tribute to a person than to immortalize them
through stories of their life and while doing so,
with a smile on your face and yes, the occasional
good laugh. She will be missed.
Carol was preceded in death by her parents; two
brothers, Charles (Bud) Sampson and Duane Sampson,
and one sister Kay Schmid.
Funeral Services for Carol will be held on Friday,
January 20, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Waynesville
United Methodist Church. Rev. Tami
Werschey-Kessinger will officiate. No visitation is
scheduled. Burial will be in Union Cemetery in
Waynesville.
Memorials may be made to Waynesville United
Methodist Church or St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley
Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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