YOU CAN SHED TEARS

You can shed tears that they've gone,Or you can smile

because they have lived.

You can close your eyesand pray they'll come back,Or you can open your eyes

and see all they have left you.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see them,

Or your heart can be full oflove you've shared.

You can turn back on tomorrowand live yesterday,

Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember them and only that they've gone,

Or you can cherish their memoryand let it live on.

You can cry and close you mind,Be empty and turn your back,

Or you can do what they'd want;Smile, open your eyes, love and journey on.

-David Harkins

Alice L. SampsonNovember 5, 1922 - July 26, 2017

The Lord called, mom/grandma, Alice to be with him in Heaven. She will be forever loved and remembered by her family and countless friends. She instilled a sense of faith,

honor, dedication and loyalty in each of us. Now today, she fills our hearts from the heavens...the happiness she gave us will never be forgotten. It breaks our hearts to lose her, but she did not go alone, a part of us went with her the day God called her home. While we might be parted for a while, our

hearts will always be together.

Alice L. SampsonFuneral Service:

1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 5, 2017Our Savior Lutheran Church

Highmore, South Dakota

Minister: Rev. Sara Kayser

Casketbearers: Trevor Sampson - Kevin C. Burshiem

Mel Buchheim - Cal StirlingLarry Nickelson - Burt Anderson

Honorary Casketbearers:Amanda Richardson - Wendy Sampson

Joseph Sampson - Alice's great grandchildrenAlice Buchheim - Alice's nieces & nephews

Sedgwick church members - Ruth CircleHighmore Health residents and staff

Organist: Chantrel LaMont

Soloist: Roger Day

Musical Selections:"Softly & Tenderly"

"How Great Thou Art""In the Garden"

Ushers: Greg Myers - Rich Paynter

Alice Lois Buchheim was born on November 5, 1922 in Wilken County, Minnesota to Fritz, Jr. and Sophia C. (Anderson) Buchheim. Alice came to Hyde County in the fall of 1932, with her family. She attended school in Minnesota and in north Illinois Township, Hyde County. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and attended Sedgwick Lutheran Church most of her life.

On January 21, 1942, she was united in marriage to Wayne Sampson in Highmore; to this union four children were born. She spent her entire life on the farm. Her favorite things were gardening, she always had many flowers, helping with cattle, silage, haying, sewing, and she especially liked country music.

Alice was an active member in Ruth Circle at Sedgwick Church, the Happy Hour Ladies Club, and the Garden Club. She taught Sunday and Bible School and helped Wayne with the 4H Club.

Survivors include her husband, Wayne; three children: Gordon (Cynthia) Sampson, Terry (Dana) Sampson, and Gayle (Derek) Burshiem; one daughter-in-law, Jean Sampson; five grandchildren: Trevor Sampson, Amanda (Brandon) Richardson, Wendy Sampson (Chris), Joseph (Carrie) Sampson, and Kevin C. (Kendra) Burshiem; 11 great grandchildren: Hailey Sampson, Peyton and Parker Fyler; Piper Richardson; Kena, Madi, Cash and Beau Sampson; Keva, Kaden, and Kensington Burshiem, , and one sister-in-law, Alice Buchheim.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Darwin; a grandson, B.J. Burshiem; three sisters: Eleanor Jensen, Laverna Kutz, and Loretta Farnsworth; three brothers, Wallace, Irving and Harrold; and her mother in law and father in law.

Guestbook Attendants:Noreen Nickelson - Delores Stoley

Flowerbearers: Mona Jensen - Kathy Stirling

Interment:Pleasant View CemeteryHighmore, South Dakota

Please join Alice's family for lunch at Highmore's Senior Center following the funeral.

Arrangements Entrusted toLuze Funeral Home - Highmore, South Dakota

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