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BORN
1932
DIED
2009
Sam Monroe Obituary
Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel in Knoxville, Tenn. Interment: Pond Hill Cemetery in Niota, Tenn., with Masonic services and military honors.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Knoxville Habitat for Humanity, Box 27478, Knoxville, Tenn. 37927.
Mr. Monroe was a lifetime member of over 50 years of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Shriners and the Order of the Eastern Star. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1973 after 26 years of service and then retired from the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, in 1986. He and his wife, Pat, traveled extensively in their motor home, visiting national parks with their friends, family and grandchildren. They created many precious memories. They incorporated their love of travel and community service by touring with the Care-A-Vanners, participating in Habitat for Humanity builds for 10 years throughout the United States of America from south Florida to Alaska.
Mr. Monroe was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Patricia Ann Wilson Monroe; his parents, William Monroe and Norma Cagle Monroe; and brothers and sisters, Willy Monroe, Nancy Monroe Frank, Ross Monroe, Marie Monroe Anders, Allie Monroe, Viola Monroe Tennimon, Calvin Monroe and Virginia Monroe Felts.
Mr. Monroe's family would like to extend sincere, heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Azle Manor for the care and kindness they provided to Mr. Monroe over the years.
Survivors: The loved ones he leaves behind are his sisters, Deana Monroe Lifford and Doddie Monroe; brother, Doyle Wright, all of Corrington, Tenn.; daughters, Sherry Monroe Wright, Evelyn Monroe Daams, Laura Monroe Huggins and Charlotte Monroe; son, David Joe Jones; grandchildren, Emily and Michael Hawkins, Jason Wright, Dustin and Kim Huggins, Jessica Alexander, Danny and Dustin Daams, Billie and Joey Diaz, and Donna and Marc Brydges; his great-grandchildren, Damon and Danielle Diaz, Blake Brydges and Erin Fay Hawkins; and a host of beloved extended family and friends.
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Memories and Condolences
for Sam Monroe
Karen Hunter-Bozarth
July 6, 2009
Charlie,
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers through this difficult time. I love you my friend.
Wally Bozek
July 4, 2009
Please accept my family and my heartfelt sympathies and prayers in your time of loss.
July 3, 2009
For our precious uncle with our deepest sympathy our prayers will be with you all.
Mary Katherine Arden, Tampa, Fl
Ross Cleophas Monroe Jr. , Tampa, Fl
Nolan Ray Monroe, Tampa, Fl
Carl Jake Monroe, Tampa, Fl
Ruby Viola Monroe Cross, Lenoir City, Tn
Norma Viola Arden Dixon, Tampa, Fl
Cynthia Lynn Arden Cesario, Tampa, Fl
Darrell Lee Voiles Jr. Madisonville, Tn
Jennifer Michelle Voiles Gallaher, Kingston, Tn
Norma Katherine Monroe Heard, Lakeland, Fl
Nolan Ray Monroe Jr. Tampa, Fl
And familes.
Toni Varner
July 3, 2009
Charlotte,
Please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. We'll continue to pray for the family during this difficult time.
July 2, 2009
Evelyn - Sam was a true friend and Pat and I will miss him very much as well as we have for your Mom. May God give you strength to get through this trying time. Godd bless you and your family. Bob & Pat Thompson - Fort Worth
Melissa Stanfield
July 1, 2009
Dear Evelyn and Girls,
Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Love,
Robert and Melissa Stanfield and all of your family on the Coast
xoxo
Dean Posey
July 1, 2009
Our thought and prayers will be with you during this time of grief.
Dr. Dean Posey
George Schoenthal
July 1, 2009
To Evelyn and Family,
We only knew your father (and mother) for a few years, but what wonderful, happy memories we have of both of them. We can only imagine the lifetime of treasured memories y'all have. May those memories sustain you in this time of lost. You are and will remain in our thoughts and prayers.
All Our Love,
Mary, Elizabeth, Kevin & George
Mike Griffin
July 1, 2009
Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
I am I, and you are you,
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed.
At the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort,
Without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
Somewhere very near,
Just around the corner.
All is well.
Kathryn Premeaux
July 1, 2009
Evelyn, Emily and Jessica--I know you have lost a sweet and wonderful treasure, but he is healthy and happy with your Mother in the arms of Jesus.
Kathryn Premeaux, Biloxi, MS
Donald Hicks
July 1, 2009
Your family is in our prayers. Cherishing memories and thoughts get stronger each day.
July 1, 2009
My condolences- from a man who lost his father in October. my deepest sympathy- Steve Willhite
Bob Richardson
July 1, 2009
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
CANDANCE RITCH
July 1, 2009
EVELYN AND FAMILY,
MY HEART AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING YOUR TIME OF LOSS. LOVE YOU, CANDANCE RITCH
FWOPC-VA
Denise Minakowski
July 1, 2009
Charlotte and Joe,
I am so sorry for your loss. I know what a wonderful man your father was and how important he was to you. My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family.
Love,
Kandis Brown
July 1, 2009
Evelyn, Charlotte, Laura, Sherry, Emily and Jessica,
My thoughts and prayers are with you girls, as well as the rest of your wonderful family. I feel like I knew Daddy, but never really met him. He was often in my prayers. He is rejoicing now that he is home with Mama. Heaven is a wonderful place! May God hold you all in His loving embrace as you hold on to your beloved memories. With Love and Prayers, Kandis
Richard Riddle
July 1, 2009
To the Monroe Family:
My deepest sympathies and condolences to each and every one of the family members at this time of loss. Sam is now perfect once again and forever with loved ones.
July 1, 2009
Charlotte, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Love, Pat and Ray Shealy, Alachua, Florida
Kevin Talbot
July 1, 2009
I pray that the family this wonderful man has left behind is left in peace at his passing and may you be filled with the memories of the moments that defined his life with you.
Luis Alicea Rivera
July 1, 2009
To my dear friend Charlotte and her family:
Please accept heart felt condolences from your friends in the Coast Guard D7, dri. I personally asked God to take Sam under his loving care and rejoin him with the rest of the family already there. I also asked for a blessing, for the entire family, of peace, strength and appreciation for all the great memories and love Sam leaves behind. Unfortunately, I did not have the honor of knowing him, but I do know his dear daughter Charlotte. She is great testimony of absolutely awesome parents and a cohesive family. May God Bless you all and may Sam's memory continue to bless your days for a long, long time.
Luis and Ben
Dean Lee
July 1, 2009
Charlotte
I'm so sorry for your loss, and equally sorry that I can't be there to hug you in person. Nevertheless, please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. take solace in the fact that there is no more suffering ... only eternal bliss for those who believe.
Most sincerely,
Dean Lee
Rear Admiral, USCG
Deployable Operations Group
Linda Blaski
July 1, 2009
Charlie, My heart is with you always.
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