Sammy Lee Middaugh Obituary
Description: Sammy Lee Middaugh Obituary...Our Heartfelt Condolences To His Loved Ones...
Published: 09/21/2021
Byline: Hart
Sammy Lee Middaugh
November 1, 1933 - September 17, 2021
Obituary
Sammy Lee Middaugh, 87, of Rocky Ford, passed away on September 17, 2021 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. He was born on November 1, 1933 in Clinton, Missouri to Corby Spencer & Virginia (Carter) Middaugh.
He attended Clinton High School in Clinton, MO and then trained in the US Army Service School as a specialist in Track Vehicle Mechanics at Camp Irwin, CA during his service in the military. He also studied piano, music theory and piano mechanics.
After his discharge from the US Army in 1957, Sam started his career as a tool and die maker at Best Tool and Die, Inc., in Kansas City, Missouri. He relocated to Denver, Colorado in the early 80’s and continued to work in the tool and die profession until he retired in 2003, and moved to Rocky Ford, CO.
Sam was witty, smart, had a great sense of humor, and made friends easily. At his Rocky Ford home, he took pride in his life-sized lawn ornament, a 300 pound concrete Hampshire pig that stood in his yard and appeared to survey the neighborhood. The pig soon became a landmark that Sam and the neighbors referred to when giving directions to newcomers to the area.
Sam leaves behind a daughter, Sheila (Thomas) Byrne of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, as well as his two dogs, Bristol and Duchess, and many other dear friends he made during his life in Otero County and in the Kansas City area. He also leaves behind his dedicated caregivers, Rita Medina, Ariana Salas, and John Romero, who became like family to him as their care enabled him to stay in his beloved home in Rocky Ford, almost to the very end of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Gregg Middaugh; brother, Martin Woodrow “Bud” Middaugh and sister, Icea Belle “Sis” Smith.
A graveside service will be Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Ft. Lyon National Cemetery in Ft. Lyon, CO.
Online condolences may be made at www.PeacockFH.com. Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home & Arkansas Valley Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
He attended Clinton High School in Clinton, MO and then trained in the US Army Service School as a specialist in Track Vehicle Mechanics at Camp Irwin, CA during his service in the military. He also studied piano, music theory and piano mechanics.
After his discharge from the US Army in 1957, Sam started his career as a tool and die maker at Best Tool and Die, Inc., in Kansas City, Missouri. He relocated to Denver, Colorado in the early 80’s and continued to work in the tool and die profession until he retired in 2003, and moved to Rocky Ford, CO.
Sam was witty, smart, had a great sense of humor, and made friends easily. At his Rocky Ford home, he took pride in his life-sized lawn ornament, a 300 pound concrete Hampshire pig that stood in his yard and appeared to survey the neighborhood. The pig soon became a landmark that Sam and the neighbors referred to when giving directions to newcomers to the area.
Sam leaves behind a daughter, Sheila (Thomas) Byrne of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, as well as his two dogs, Bristol and Duchess, and many other dear friends he made during his life in Otero County and in the Kansas City area. He also leaves behind his dedicated caregivers, Rita Medina, Ariana Salas, and John Romero, who became like family to him as their care enabled him to stay in his beloved home in Rocky Ford, almost to the very end of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Gregg Middaugh; brother, Martin Woodrow “Bud” Middaugh and sister, Icea Belle “Sis” Smith.
A graveside service will be Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the Ft. Lyon National Cemetery in Ft. Lyon, CO.
Online condolences may be made at www.PeacockFH.com. Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home & Arkansas Valley Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
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