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Oscar Samples

Birth	:	7 Dec 1924 Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	7 Apr 1944 Alabama, USA
Burial	:	Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.9542007, -83.2533035
Description	:	Newport Plain Talk, 20 April 1944, page 1, includes photo: Oscar Samples, A.M.M. 3/C, age 19, was killed in a plane collision near Oak, Ala., April 7. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Open Door church, with Rev. Jud Holdway and Rev. Otis King officiating. Burial was in Dunn cemetery at Edgemont. The State Guards were in charge of the funeral. Survivors are sisters: Mrs. Ted Gregg and Mrs. James Murray of Newport; Mrs. Roy Gorman of Johnson City; three brothers, Ted Samples of Newport; Holly of the Army Air Corps, Camp Luna, New Mexico, and Lester of the... Read More	Newport Plain Talk, 20 April 1944, page 1, includes photo: Oscar Samples, A.M.M. 3/C, age 19, was killed in a plane collision near Oak, Ala., April 7. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Open Door church, with Rev. Jud Holdway and Rev. Otis King officiating. Burial was in Dunn cemetery at Edgemont. The State Guards were in charge of the funeral. Survivors are sisters: Mrs. Ted Gregg and Mrs. James Murray of Newport; Mrs. Roy Gorman of Johnson City; three brothers, Ted Samples of Newport; Holly of the Army Air Corps, Camp Luna, New Mexico, and Lester of the Army somewhere in England. Pallbearers were sailors: Joe Balor, Kermit Smithpeters, Johnnie Hightower, Clyde O'Neil, Jr., Earl Sutton and C.A. Mayfield. Flowerbearers were: Katherine Gregg, Mrs. Sanford Barnes, Mrs. Alf Helton, Mrs. Earl Tate, Misses Vegie [sic] Shropshire, Lorene Miller, Jettile Dawson, Pearl Holt, Edith Lindsey, Edna Holt, Aileen Brown and Thomesene Webb.---- One Dies When Planes Collide in Mid Air PENSACOLA, Fla., April 10, 1944--The Naval Air Station public relations office today announced that AMM 3/C Oscar Sample [sic], of New Port, Tenn., was killed in a collision of two planes near Oak, Ala. The Pilot of the plane in which Sample [sic] was a passenger and the pilot of the other aircraft, parachuted to safety. The Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama)- April 10, 1944

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Oscar Samples's memorial is located at: Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, USA.
When did Oscar Samples death?
Oscar Samples death on 7 Apr 1944 in Alabama, USA
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Latitude: 35.9542007
Longitude: -83.2533035

Family Members:

Parent

George Bose Samples

(1876 - 1937)

Pearl “Pearlie” Holt Samples

(1888 - 1935)

Siblings

Ted Garney Samples

(1912 - 1974)

Jermima Samples Arrington

(1914 - 1942)

Edward R Sample

(1921 - 1921)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Dunn Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9542007, -83.2533035

2. Holiness Church of God In Jesus Name Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9491250, -83.2692740

3. France Cemetery
Bailey Town, Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9552994, -83.2802963

4. Allen Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9631004, -83.2872009

5. Bridges Chapel Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9528008, -83.2925034

6. Finchum Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9221992, -83.2414017

7. Hearst Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9449997, -83.2136002

8. Garner Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9686012, -83.2925034

9. Ball Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9780998, -83.2897034

10. Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Dandridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9844017, -83.2846985

11. Rinehart Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9710999, -83.2994003

12. Baxter Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9155998, -83.2319031

13. Baxter-Templin Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9151000, -83.2321900

14. Church of the Annunciation Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9637630, -83.1940900

15. Ray Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9597015, -83.3153000

16. Old Griffin Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9688988, -83.3135986

17. Taft Cemetery
Dandridge, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9378014, -83.3133011

18. Taylor Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9855995, -83.3035965

19. Click-Hannon Cemetery
English Creek, Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9160500, -83.2099600

20. Bryant & Sisk Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9159000, -83.2093000

21. Decatur Brooks Family Cemetery
Bridgeport, Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 36.0046997, -83.2339020

22. Lawson Chapel Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9874992, -83.3063965

23. Finch Gray Cemetery
English Creek, Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.9124800, -83.2084800

24. Kyker Cemetery
Cocke County, USA
Coordinate: 35.8950005, -83.2528000