Samuel Hamlett

Samuel Grady Hamlett Canton – Samuel Grady Hamlett, age 81, of Possum Ridge Road, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Vera Cole and Sam Grady Hamlett. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles "Red" Hamlett; and a brother, Clyde Hamlett. Grady was employed as a security guard with Champion International for 41 years and was a United States Navy veteran having served during World War II. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Shirley Rathbone Hamlett; one son, Sammy Hamlett of Canton; two daughters, Paula Littrell and her husband, Tony, and Becky Ledford and her husband, Carl, all of Canton; one step-son, Johnny Clark; one step-daughter, Charlene Furr; six grandchildren; Bradley and Brittany Littrell, Kristen, Steven and Jason Ledford and Matthew Hamlett; three step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and seven step-great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, in the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Dr. Roy Kilby, Reverend Jim Armstrong and Reverend James Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Crawford/Ray Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Eliada Home for Children, P.O. Drawer 1708, Asheville, NC 28816. Grady loved life, his family and many friends. He was a very big St. Louis Cardinal fan and was able to attend spring training for 10 years in a row after he suffered a massive stroke in 1987. He loved his children and grandchildren. They were his life. He especially looked forward to going to Bradley's football and baseball games and loved attending Brittany's cheerleading competition and cheering for Pisgah's footballs game as long as he was able. Grady also was a big Tar Heel basketball fan. He put his faith in God to help him through his 22 years of health problems. We will miss him so very much.

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