Rosetta Sams

Rosetta Sams

Funeral Services for Mrs. Rosetta "Dean" Sams, 86, of Wrightsville, will be held on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 11 AM at the Tarver Grove Baptist Church, 4411 Tarver Grove Church Road, Bartow. Reverend Dr. James E. Thomas will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Sams was born on October 4, 1929, in Jefferson County to the late Pearl Sams and the late Marvin Jones. She passed away on Monday, October 26, 2015.

She attended public school in Jefferson County and grew up in the Bartow area. She later married John Lee, and one child was born from this union, Edgar Lee. At an early age, she joined the Tarver Grove Baptist Church in Bartow where served faithfully. She later moved to Florida and continued her christian service there.

Mrs. spent her adult life working as a certified nursing assistant and doctor's assistant at various hospitals and care facilities until her retirement. After her health failed, she returned to Georgia where she was cared for by her sister, Lillie Mae Warthen; her loving niece, Willie Mae Dixon, and sister, Carrie Lee Cordy. Rosetta and her sisters, Lillie Mae Warthen and Carrie Lee Cordy affectionately referred to each other as "L" for love.

She was preceded in death by her son, Edgar Lee; sister, Lillie Mae Warthen; and brother, Jeremiah Sams.

She leaves to cherish her memories, a sister, Carrie Lee Cordy of Wrightsville; grandson, Deon Johnson of Wadley; and a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family will receive friends at the Dudley Funeral Home on Thursday, October 29, from 7-8 pm.

Services by Dudley Funeral Home of Dublin.
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