Age 77, Walters - Services will be 9:30 AM Friday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Martin, Chaplain, Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, officiating. Mr. Samples died Monday at his home. Burial with full military honors will be in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. He was born on January 5, 1930 in Elk City to Ira T. and Irene L. (Murphy) Samples. He enlisted into the US Army in 1948 and did tours to Vietnam, Korea, Germany and Italy. He was stationed at Fort Sill in 1967. He served during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He received numerous medals including the Good Conduct Medal (4th Award), Vietnam Service Medal with six service stars, three overseas service bars, Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Honor Medal First Clasp with Oak Leaf Device, Bronze Star Medal with second Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal with first Oak Leaf Cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with first Oak Leaf Cluster, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with "V" Device, Air Medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea). He married Alice M. Summers on October 4, 1960 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. He retired from the US Army in 1978 after 30 years of service. He worked for C&W Auto Salvage for 19 years, before retiring. Mr. Samples really enjoyed spending alot of time with his family. Survivors include his wife of the home; five daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Carl Neal of Plano, Texas, Jan and Steve Haley of Winnsboro, Texas, Shirley and Doug Swick of Rochester, Indiana, Susan and Al Jasper of Walters and DaLise and Richard Teel of Ada; a son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Tracie Jamison of Topeka, Kansas; 18 grandchildren, Tom Wright, Diane Conn, Dawn Teders, Scott Haley, Stephanie Smith, David Earl, Kelly Tousignant, Krista Ginn, Douglas Earl, Kaitlyn Swick, Casey Jamison, Jennifer Catazero, Lori Woods, Randall Wayman, Matt Jasper, Jennifer Teel, Tara Teel and Tyler Teel; 27 great grandchildren with four on the way; and his mother of the home. His father, a brother, F.R. "Jack" Samples, and a sister, Glenna McKee, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cleo Craig Memorial Cancer Research Foundation, 5002 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton, Oklahoma 73505.