Clara Mae Sample

	Clara Mae Sample, 83, of Benton, passed away at 11:40 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 2004 at her home.
	Mrs. Sample was a homemaker and a lifetime member of St. John United Church of Christ in Du Quoin.
	She was born May 16, 1920 in Mulkeytown, the daughter of Godfrey and Ida Mae (Kunkel) Berner.  She married Charles Sample and he preceded her in death on May 28, 2002.
	Surviving are one son, Fred and Connie Sample of Benton; grandchildren, Jason and wife Heather Sample of Sesser and Dana Sample of Benton; great-grandchild, Derek Sample and a brother, Paul Berner of Missouri.
	She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two brothers.
	Funeral services were held Monday, February 2 at 11 a.m. at Gilbert Funeral Home in Christopher with Rev. Paul Schultz officiating.  Interment was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
	Friends called at Gilbert Funeral Home on Sunday, February 1 after 6 p.m.
	In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association or Good Samaritan Hospice.
