Mr. Sammie Lee "Sam" Goss

May 13, 1944 - April 25, 2012

Funeral services for Sammie Lee "Sam" Goss, 67, of Piedmont, will be Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Harold Payne and the Rev. Brian Gilpin officiating. Burial will follow at Piedmont Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home. Mr. Goss passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Jacksonville Medical Center. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Marie Kiser Goss of Piedmont; one daughter, Kendra Gilpin (Brian) of Bessemer; two sons, Sammy Dwayne Goss (Pamela) and James Alan "Jim" Goss (Kay) all of Piedmont; six grandchildren, Lauryn Goss, Caelan Goss, Dustin McFry, Cody McFry, Conor Gilpin and Grace Gilpin; six great-grandchildren, Chacen Goss, Natalie McFry, Peytan McFry, Braylen McFry, Brinlee McFry and Brilyn McFry; one sister, Sandra Farrar (Talmadge) of Centre; one brother, Jimmy Goss (Regina) of Piedmont; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Vernon Young, Brian Young, Fred Steed, Daniel Hammett, Keith Kiser, Tony Farrar, Michael Goss and Tim Gifford. Honorary Pallbearers will be Millard Young, Sam Morgan, John Cook, Jack Whorton, Perry Savage and Grandsons. Mr. Goss was a longtime resident of Piedmont and attended the Weaver Church of God. He served in the Alabama Army National Guard and was station manager of Young Oil, Inc. in Piedmont for many years. He never met a stranger and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Goss was preceded in death by a daughter, Alicia Marie Goss; his parents, Buddy and Evelyn Goss; and a brother, Doug Goss.