Samuel Douglas Therrell

HAMPTON - Samuel Douglas Therrell, 66, died Saturday, December 15, 2012. A native of Columbia, SC, he had been a Hampton Roads resident for the last 25 years. He graduated from Florida State in 1972 and served in the US Army honor guard during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. In 2006 he retired from Gwaltney as a Senior Food Service Product Manager after 17 years of service. He loved sailing, vintage sport car racing and his 2007 Mustang GT Convertible, which reminded him of his first 1967 Mustang. Preceded in death by his parents, Walter Douglas and Elizabeth Harris Therrell; he is survived by his wife, Robin J. Therrell; three sons, Neil Douglas Therrell and his wife, Mylea, Robbie Coffman, and Ryan Coffman and his wife, Johanna; nine grandchildren, Zachary Douglas Therrell, Hayden Therrell, Mackenzie Therrell, and Robbie, Tyler, Katie, Anna, Haley and Cole Coffman; his sisters, Ann Therrell Jones and her husband, John, and Patricia Therrell Parker and her husband, William; his mother-in-law, Barbara McHugh; his brothers-in-law, John McHugh and his wife, Michelle Wright McHugh and Kevin McHugh; nieces and nephews, Christopher Douglas Jones and his wife, Melody, Amanda Jones Haffey and her husband, Chris, Clint McHugh and Curtis McHugh; great-nieces and great-nephews, Mason, Foster, Gibson, Isabella, Kaylee, Elyse, and Autumn. He will also be missed by his beloved cat, Mittens. A memorial service will be conducted at noon on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 in the R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home chapel by Rev. Arthur Jensen. The family will receive friends from 6-7:30 Tuesday at the funeral home. He loved and enjoyed his kids and grandkids so much. He will be forever in our hearts, and we will miss him always. Memorials may be made to Alpha-1 Foundation, ATTN: Development Office, 2937 SW 27th Avenue, Suite 302, Miami, FL 33133.