Joan Leah Sampson

Joan L. Sampson passed away unexpectedly at her home on October 21st. She was born on November 2, 1934 the daughter of Martha Cash Tripp and her father Hiram Tripp. She attended local schools graduating from Edward Little High School with the class of 1953. Joan worked for a brief time at Pioneer Plastics where she met the love of her life James. They were married on February 28, 1970 and together raised their family of six children. Joan was a fabulous cook loving to share her food with all of her family and friends. Over the years she has amassed a large collection of bells which she loved to talk about. She made trips to the mountains to watch moose and watch the birds as they fluttered around. She sacrificed life for all of her kids that she loved so much. One of her favorite things to do was taking trips, watching movies, and spending time with her close friends Wayne and Charlene Jordan. She is survived by her husband James of 45 years, 6 children Jane and her husband Roger Turcotte of Auburn, Becky and her husband Ron Miller of Winthrop, Ricky Burns of Danville, Mark and his wife Tammy Burns of Wales, Robin and her husband Todd Failing of New York, and Todd and his wife Alison Sampson of Auburn; 13 grandchildren Samantha, Sabrina, Ross, Dawn, Elizabeth, Dalton, Ronnie, Jovonna, Marcus, Mack, Will and Hannah; 3 great grandchildren Brandon, Emily, and Ashton. She was predeceased by her parents Hiram and Martha Tripp. You can pay your online condolences to the Sampson family at www.thefortingroupauburn.com A Celebration of Life will be celebrated on October 24th at 10:00am at The Fortin Group with committal to follow at Gracelawn Memorial Park in Auburn. Donations may be made in Joan’s name to The Patrick Dempsey Center 26 Lowell St. Lewiston Maine 04240.Memorial Park in Auburn. Donations may be made in Joan’s name to The Patrick Dempsey Center 26 Lowell St. Lewiston Maine 04240.