Samuel Whitman Casper, Jr., 89, died Friday, October 8, 2010.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at the Oak City Baptist Church in Oak City. The Reverend Chris Shelton and the Reverend Delmus Ayers will be presiding. Interment will be held at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery in Cheltenham, MD at a later date.
Sam was born in Martin County on January 14, 1921 to May Elizabeth Edmondson Casper and Samuel Whitman Casper, Jr. In the 89 years that the Lord shared Sam with us he grew into and developed and mastered many roles. He was a son, brother, husband, Christian, career man, uncle, and friend.
Sam was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Warren Casper.
He is survived by his brother, Otis Casper and wife Pattie of Oak City; special niece and nephew, Linda Carol Brown and husband Eddie of Oak City and Allen Casper and wife Kristy of Red Oak; four great-nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Brandy.
The family will receive friends after the service in the Fellowship Hall of the Oak City Baptist Church. Other times the family will be at the home of Otis and Pattie Casper, Highway 11, Oak City.
Arrangements are being handled by Letchworth Funeral Home in Scotland Neck.