St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri
Friday, June 28, 1974
Funeral services for Sam Farris Hamra, 76, prominent Southeast Missouri businessman, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Steele, Mo., Methodist Church with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery near Steele.
Mr. Hamra, a native of Lebanon, died Wednesday, June 26, 1974, at the Parkway Nursing Home, Fulton, Ky., after a long illness. His daughter lives in the Kentucky town.
He went to Fulton in 1913 and late worked in a relative's dry goods store in Caruthersville, Mo., then was employed by another relative in Tiptonville, Tenn. He moved to Steele in 1919 and opened the Sam Farris Hamra store, which is still in operation.
He established a memorial scholarship for high school graduates of the South Pemiscot High School in Steele to enable graduates to attend college.
His leadership, planning and financial assistance, plus a federal grant, led to the $389,000 Steele Community Center building project scheduled for completion in 1975.
He retired in 1964 and went to Fulton in 1970.
Mr. Hamra is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Homra Hamra, two sons, Gerald F. Hamra, of Steele and Sam Jr., of Springfield, Mo., and two daughters, Mrs. John Homra of Fulton and Miss Marilyn Hamra of Memphis; four sisters, Mrs. George Massad, of Oklahoma City, Mrs. H.J. Hamra, of Bristow, Okla., Mrs. B.H. Hamra, of Caruthersville and Mrs. Annessa Jabbour, of Sao Paulo, Brazil and a brother, Saad Hamra of Beirut, Lebanon.
Friday, June 28, 1974
Funeral services for Sam Farris Hamra, 76, prominent Southeast Missouri businessman, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Steele, Mo., Methodist Church with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery near Steele.
Mr. Hamra, a native of Lebanon, died Wednesday, June 26, 1974, at the Parkway Nursing Home, Fulton, Ky., after a long illness. His daughter lives in the Kentucky town.
He went to Fulton in 1913 and late worked in a relative's dry goods store in Caruthersville, Mo., then was employed by another relative in Tiptonville, Tenn. He moved to Steele in 1919 and opened the Sam Farris Hamra store, which is still in operation.
He established a memorial scholarship for high school graduates of the South Pemiscot High School in Steele to enable graduates to attend college.
His leadership, planning and financial assistance, plus a federal grant, led to the $389,000 Steele Community Center building project scheduled for completion in 1975.
He retired in 1964 and went to Fulton in 1970.
Mr. Hamra is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Homra Hamra, two sons, Gerald F. Hamra, of Steele and Sam Jr., of Springfield, Mo., and two daughters, Mrs. John Homra of Fulton and Miss Marilyn Hamra of Memphis; four sisters, Mrs. George Massad, of Oklahoma City, Mrs. H.J. Hamra, of Bristow, Okla., Mrs. B.H. Hamra, of Caruthersville and Mrs. Annessa Jabbour, of Sao Paulo, Brazil and a brother, Saad Hamra of Beirut, Lebanon.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri
Friday, June 28, 1974
Funeral services for Sam Farris Hamra, 76, prominent Southeast Missouri businessman, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Steele, Mo., Methodist Church with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery near Steele.
Mr. Hamra, a native of Lebanon, died Wednesday, June 26, 1974, at the Parkway Nursing Home, Fulton, Ky., after a long illness. His daughter lives in the Kentucky town.
He went to Fulton in 1913 and late worked in a relative's dry goods store in Caruthersville, Mo., then was employed by another relative in Tiptonville, Tenn. He moved to Steele in 1919 and opened the Sam Farris Hamra store, which is still in operation.
He established a memorial scholarship for high school graduates of the South Pemiscot High School in Steele to enable graduates to attend college.
His leadership, planning and financial assistance, plus a federal grant, led to the $389,000 Steele Community Center building project scheduled for completion in 1975.
He retired in 1964 and went to Fulton in 1970.
Mr. Hamra is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Homra Hamra, two sons, Gerald F. Hamra, of Steele and Sam Jr., of Springfield, Mo., and two daughters, Mrs. John Homra of Fulton and Miss Marilyn Hamra of Memphis; four sisters, Mrs. George Massad, of Oklahoma City, Mrs. H.J. Hamra, of Bristow, Okla., Mrs. B.H. Hamra, of Caruthersville and Mrs. Annessa Jabbour, of Sao Paulo, Brazil and a brother, Saad Hamra of Beirut, Lebanon.
Friday, June 28, 1974
Funeral services for Sam Farris Hamra, 76, prominent Southeast Missouri businessman, will be at 3 p.m. Friday at the Steele, Mo., Methodist Church with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery near Steele.
Mr. Hamra, a native of Lebanon, died Wednesday, June 26, 1974, at the Parkway Nursing Home, Fulton, Ky., after a long illness. His daughter lives in the Kentucky town.
He went to Fulton in 1913 and late worked in a relative's dry goods store in Caruthersville, Mo., then was employed by another relative in Tiptonville, Tenn. He moved to Steele in 1919 and opened the Sam Farris Hamra store, which is still in operation.
He established a memorial scholarship for high school graduates of the South Pemiscot High School in Steele to enable graduates to attend college.
His leadership, planning and financial assistance, plus a federal grant, led to the $389,000 Steele Community Center building project scheduled for completion in 1975.
He retired in 1964 and went to Fulton in 1970.
Mr. Hamra is survived by his wife, Mrs. Victoria Homra Hamra, two sons, Gerald F. Hamra, of Steele and Sam Jr., of Springfield, Mo., and two daughters, Mrs. John Homra of Fulton and Miss Marilyn Hamra of Memphis; four sisters, Mrs. George Massad, of Oklahoma City, Mrs. H.J. Hamra, of Bristow, Okla., Mrs. B.H. Hamra, of Caruthersville and Mrs. Annessa Jabbour, of Sao Paulo, Brazil and a brother, Saad Hamra of Beirut, Lebanon.
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