Pell City – Funeral Service for Sammy Clayton Rich, age 78, will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Kilgroe Funeral Home. Visitation will be Wednesday night, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Interment will be at Mt. Zion Cemetery following the service.
Mr. Rich, born on September 6, 1942, was a graduate of Pell City High School in the class of 1961. He met the love of his life, Jenny McCullough at the Pell City Skating Rink. Sam worked and retired from Stockham Valve and Fitting in Birmingham, then went to work for the City of Pell City Street Department before transferring to take over Animal Control for the city. He then retired from Animal Control only to return a few short years later to direct school traffic at Kennedy Elementary, Williams Intermediate, but was most remembered for the years he directed traffic at Victory Christian School. Sam really enjoyed directing school traffic at Victory. He was loved by the children as he directed traffic. They would bring him coffee, cookies, write him notes, and give him Christmas cards and gifts.
Sam retired from the Army National Guard after serving 22 years.
Sam’s Hobbies were mostly coaching little league baseball in which he coached for over 50 years. He loved coaching so much that in 2015 he came out of “retirement” and coached his grandson, Jacob, during his last year of playing “city baseball”. His team finished in 1st place and made it to All Stars. His team made it to District Play before the season came to an end. Sam was so proud of his team.
Sam also participated in the “Senior Games” with the Senior Citizens Center here in Pell City. He won various medals in shooting pool, horseshoes, nerf football, and nerf Frisbee.
Sam was a die-hard Auburn fan. He loved watching anything to do with Auburn, especially football.
Sam also enjoyed watching his oldest grandson, Cody, march with the Pell City High School Band of Gold. He would help in the concession stand on Friday night football games by cooking boiled peanuts to sell to raise money for the band. When he was not watching Cody march, he was at the baseball field or football field watching his grandson, Jacob, play.
Sam is survived by his wife, Jenny Rich; sons, Mark (Tanya) Rich and Tommy Rich; daughter, Valerie (Tommy) Shear; brother, Charles “Boot” Rich (Jerry Ann); sister, Rachel Parham; grandchildren, Cody (Beth) Rich, Jacob Shear, Courtney Shear, Mark Rich Jr., and Colleen Rich; he is also survived by his fur babies, Rascal and Peanut.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Ada Mae Rich; father, Carey Rich; brothers, Frank Rich, CJ Rich, and Billy Rich; and his sister, Louise Ragsdale.
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