ROBERT “SAM” SAMMONS

June 22, 1933 – November 11, 2012 

SENECA, SC - Robert Wesley Sammons, Jr., of 370 Singing Pines Road, Seneca, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at his home.

Born in Covington, GA, he was the son of the late Robert Wesley Sammons Sr. and the late Ila Mae Drake Sammons.  He was a graduate of Newton County High School and attended Tri-County Technical College. He retired from the U.S. Navy, serving during the Vietnam War. During his Navy career he was a Navy Seal and he served on Destroyers, Nuclear Submarines and Navy Gunships.  He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion.  Sam also retired from The Duke Power Nuclear Plant after 20 years of service to them, and was a member of the Duke Power Retiree Association.

He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara Jean Holland Sammons of the home; his children, Robbie Sammons Carvell and her husband Paul of Pelzer, SC, Joyce Sheppard and her husband Joe of York, SC, DeLynn Wyant and her husband Justin of York, SC, Marion Cook and his wife Jessica and Jay Cook and his wife Mandy, all of Hickory Grove, SC; a brother, Drake Sammons of Covington, GA; a sister, Sharon Callahan of San Antonio, TX; 21 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Danny Bruce Sammons and a brother, James Sammons.

The Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:00 am at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery with full Military Honors.

The family will be at the residence and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718. 

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com