1930
Norberta
2014
Norberta Betty Samford
April 29, 1930 — January 22, 2014
My dear and loving mother was born on April 29, 1930 in Lichtenau, Austria, near the medieval town of Haslach. She passed away on January 22, 2014 in Garland, Texas, age 83.
She met her husband to be, a young American soldier, while working at a USO in Germany. In 1958, she married Normal Samford Jr. and settled in Garland, Texas. In 1962, they adopted a baby from Hope Cottage who they named Brent.
Betty worked for Complete Clinical Laboratories in Dallas and later became a purchasing agent for Baylor Hospital of Dallas. She then worked for Methodist Hospital of Dallas until 1993. She also worked part time at Jan's Bakery in Wynnewood Village for five years.
Mom loved music, especially Viennese waltzes, opera and Elvis. She also loved to travel and took trips around the country with her friends and with her son's high school band. She returned to Austria with her son to visit her family in 1967, 1988, 1991 and 2012. In later years, she spent more time with her son, Brent R. Samford, his wife Jane, and her beloved granddaughter, Madeline Claire Samford of Rowlett, Texas, who are left to cherish her memory.
In Austria, Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Franz and Franziska Obermuller and her brother Karl Obermuller. She is survived by her sisters and in-laws Karl and Maria Muller and Heinrich and Irma Wohrer; brothers and in-laws Franz and Erna Obermuller and Albert and Herta Obermuller; sister-in -law Greta Obermuller and their families. In America, she was preceded in death by her beloved in-laws, Normal and Jackie Samford, her sister-in-law, Betty Roberts and her former husband Bob Samford (Normal Jr.). Those who are also left to remember her are nieces, Gayla (Chuck) Mays, Kim (Jeff) Dickerson and their families and nephew Keith David.
Family visitation will be on Sunday, January 26 at 1:30 P.M. at Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home, 601 S. Tennessee, McKinney, Texas 75069 (972)562-7788. The service will be held at 3:00 P.M. at the same location. Burial will take place on Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Cemetery on Bridgefarmer Road in Lowry Crossing, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc., Pregnancy and Adoption Services, http://www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/pregnancy-and-adoption-services.
She met her husband to be, a young American soldier, while working at a USO in Germany. In 1958, she married Normal Samford Jr. and settled in Garland, Texas. In 1962, they adopted a baby from Hope Cottage who they named Brent.
Betty worked for Complete Clinical Laboratories in Dallas and later became a purchasing agent for Baylor Hospital of Dallas. She then worked for Methodist Hospital of Dallas until 1993. She also worked part time at Jan's Bakery in Wynnewood Village for five years.
Mom loved music, especially Viennese waltzes, opera and Elvis. She also loved to travel and took trips around the country with her friends and with her son's high school band. She returned to Austria with her son to visit her family in 1967, 1988, 1991 and 2012. In later years, she spent more time with her son, Brent R. Samford, his wife Jane, and her beloved granddaughter, Madeline Claire Samford of Rowlett, Texas, who are left to cherish her memory.
In Austria, Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Franz and Franziska Obermuller and her brother Karl Obermuller. She is survived by her sisters and in-laws Karl and Maria Muller and Heinrich and Irma Wohrer; brothers and in-laws Franz and Erna Obermuller and Albert and Herta Obermuller; sister-in -law Greta Obermuller and their families. In America, she was preceded in death by her beloved in-laws, Normal and Jackie Samford, her sister-in-law, Betty Roberts and her former husband Bob Samford (Normal Jr.). Those who are also left to remember her are nieces, Gayla (Chuck) Mays, Kim (Jeff) Dickerson and their families and nephew Keith David.
Family visitation will be on Sunday, January 26 at 1:30 P.M. at Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home, 601 S. Tennessee, McKinney, Texas 75069 (972)562-7788. The service will be held at 3:00 P.M. at the same location. Burial will take place on Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Cemetery on Bridgefarmer Road in Lowry Crossing, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to the Catholic Charities of Dallas Inc., Pregnancy and Adoption Services, http://www.catholiccharitiesdallas.org/pregnancy-and-adoption-services.
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