Ella Lee Leonard Samples, 74, of 107 Tolar Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, January 25, 2008. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Jessie G. Leonard and Elizabeth Bailey Leonard. Mrs. Samples was a homemaker and a member of Hillside Baptist Church in Fountain Inn.
Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Samples, of the home; two daughters, Vickie Metcalf and husband Randy of Travelers Rest, and Penny Morgan of Pickens; two sons, Mike Samples and wife Diane of Blue Ridge, and Jim Leonard and wife Tina of Duncan; two sisters, Annie Mae Culbertson of Spartanburg, and Mildred Mays of Columbia; nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two children, Bobby Samples and Kathy Samples. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 27, 2008 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest. The funeral service will be held Monday, January 28, 2008 at 1:30 pm at Renfrew Baptist Church. Burial will be at Grand View Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the residence.