John Westly Sampson, Jr. Obituary (1927

John, Pop Pop, Junior, John West & Pop was called home January 13, 2016 at the age of 88 at the Signature Health Care of Mallard Bay after a lengthy illness. Pop was born September 15, 1927 to the late John Westly Sampson Sr. and Tressie Irene Slacum Sampson. He was educated in the public school system in Dorchester County and graduated from F.D. St. Clair High School He served in the U.S. Army. After serving his country he worked several jobs in the area to take care of his family. He worked as a masonary (laying bricks) and several factories including Chun King and R.J. Reynolds until the plant closed, then he became a foster grandparent at the Shore-Up program at St. Clair School until his health failed. He could be seen riding around town on his bike and with his grandchildren, being a Pop Pop at Shore-Up and watching westerns on TV. Loved ones that preceded him in death in addition to his parents are a daughter, Ruby, a great granddaughter, JaKizesha, mother in-law, Essie Camper, sister in-law, Lucille, brother in-law, Rayfield, brothers, Arvialee, Andrew, Benjamin, Joe Louis, Ronald, Garfield, Leon, Alexzander, Willie Wongus, Nathaniel and a sister, Ella Mae. He leaves to mourn his death, his wife of 61 years, Roberta Sampson; a daughter, Wilma and James Dorsey; a son, John & Bessie of North Carolina, Rodney of Baltimore, Charles of Salisbury, Arvialee & JoAnne of Marydel, DE, Mario, Sharon and Karen of Cambridge; 17 grandchildren, Lisa (Az.), Lynna (Ga.), Shalanda (Salisbury), Jermaine, Cassandra, Yolanda and Iris (NC), LaKesha (Norfolk, VA), Crystal & Preston (Cambridge), DaMonta (Cambridge), Mario (Baltimore), Rodney (Savanah, GA), Rodneshia (Baltimore), Larry & Naquisha (Spain), Katyia (Columbia, MD), Shavonta & Tremaine (Cambridge) and Lee Anne (Washington, DC); 34 great grandchildren; sisters, Elaine & Barbara (Cambridge, MD); a brother, Calvin (Baltimore); sisters in-law, Pensie, Betty, Diane, Alice and Geneva and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.