James Earl ‘Sam’ Price
James Earl “Sam” Price died Thursday, June 11, 2020, at Merit Health River Region. He was 83.
Born in Carpenter, Sam had been a resident of Vicksburg for the past 60 years. He retired from Anderson-Tully in 2000 after 32 years of service.
Prior to that, he worked as a dispatcher for Illinois Central Gulf. He was a member and past master of the Stevens Masonic Lodge. A lifelong Methodist, he was a member of Hawkins United Methodist Church for over 40 years.
Sam was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph A. Price Sr. and Minerva Price; his wife, Carol Tuccio Price; and his brother, Joseph A. Price Jr.
He is survived by his son, Thomas Earl Price (Katherine Higgins) of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and his daughter, Lisa Lusk Price (Sam LePere) of Rockwall, Texas; two grandchildren, Kayla Lusk and August Price.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home, 5000 Indiana Ave., and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Henry Lee Starks
Funeral services for Henry Lee Starks will be Saturday, June 13, in the chapel of W. H. Jefferson Funeral Home... read more