Obituary of Samuel A. Gregory

Graveside funeral services for Mr. Samuel A. Gregory, age 89, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, March 11, 2013 at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Woodrow Reeder officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday from 5-8 p.m. at Golden Funeral Home. Mr. Gregory, a resident of Farmerville, LA, passed away Friday, March 8, 2013. He was retired from Smalling Brothers Construction Company. Mr. Gregory was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient. He is preceded in death by a grandson, James Dye; parents, Sam Alexander Gregory and Carrie Vestina Thompson Gregory; brothers, Guy Gregory, Roy Gregory, Jimmy Gregory, Johnny Gregory, Bill Gregory; and sisters, Dora Matheny, Ada Osborn, Mary Louise Matheny, Vera Wilson, and Dorothy Stokes. Mr. Gregory is survived by his daughter, Patricia Ann Gregory Jones; son, Samuel Wayne Hodges; sister, Ellen "Sis" Gregory; brother, Thomas "Buddy" Gregory; two grandchildren, Lori Tyson Pearson and husband Johnny, Charles Tyson and wife Nancy; six great grandchildren, Patrick Goodwin, Ryne Goodwin, Pace Pearson, David Tyson, James Dye, Jr., Cody Holloway; and two great great grandchildren, Charlie Tyson and Ollie Tyson. Memorial contributions may be made to the veterans charity or association of the donor's choosing.