Mary Margaret Whitsitt Chitwood Sams Obituary (1930

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Mary Margaret Whitsitt Chitwood Sams Mrs. Mary Margaret Whitsitt Chitwood Sams, age 83, of Hanover, Indiana former, Mary entered this life on September 16, 1930 in Kent, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Hiram and Gladys Jean Cooperider Whitsitt. She was raised inJefferson County near Kent and was a 1948 graduate of Hanover High School. Mary was united in marriage on August 9, 1948 in Kent to Foster Martin "Jack" Chitwood. This happy union of thirty eight years was blessed with one son, Jack Allen and three daughters, Sara, Susan and Paula. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother. She owned and operated Chitwood Upholstery near Kent for twenty years. Mary enjoyed gardening, fishing, camping and raising flowers. After the death of Jack she was united in marriage on December 10, 1994 to Leonard Sams. They shared fourteen years of marriage until his death on October 6, 2008. She was raised in the Kent Christian Church and after she was married was a member of the Kent United Methodist Church and served in the United Methodist Women's Organization. Mary died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 4:20 AM at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Mary will be missed by her loving son, Jack Allen Chitwood and his wife, Anita of Hanover, Indiana; her loving daughters, Sara Crafton and her husband, Brian of Hanover, Indiana, Paula McMannis and her husband, Dennis of Lexington, Indiana, Susan Hoagland and her husband, Larry of Hanover, Indiana; her sisters, Joann Cope of Traverse City, Michigan, Emma Lou Mallet of Arnold, Missouri; her loving grandchildren, Tim (Michelle), Tanya (Greg), Heather, Jeremy, Amanda (Roger), Brett (Courtney), Brady, Brynen, Katryina & Hope; her adoring great grandchildren, Makayla, Makenzie, Chase, Destiny, Aaron, Tyler, Kahlan, Ethan, Caleb, Ashleigh, Corbin, Caden, Alyssa, Jordan, Hannah, Logan, Dillion, Hailey & Joshua; her great great grandson, Isaiah. She was preceded in death by her father, Hiram Whitsitt died 1983; her mother, Gladys Jean Cooperider Whitsitt, died 1982; her first husband of thirty eight years, Foster Martin "Jack" Chitwood, died August 6,1986; her second husband of fourteen years, Leonard Sams, died October 6, 1998; her brothers, Donald and James William Whitsitt; her sister, Dorothy Cutshall; her granddaughter, Tamara Dean Shepherd Rosenbaum, died July 29, 1996; her grandson, David Martin "Marty" White, died Nov. 26, 2011; her great grandson, Stephen Keith Rosenbaum, II died July 29, 1996. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, April 13, 2014, at 1:00 pm, by the Rev. Chad Chamness at the Kent United Methodist Church, 8282 West Kent State Road 256 in Kent, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Kent Cemetery in Kent, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Saturday from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana and Sunday from 12 Noon until time of the service at the Kent United Methodist Church in Kent, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Kent United Methodist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Mary Margaret Whitsitt Chitwood Sams, please click here to visit our sympathy store.