Samuel Lewis Birdsong, Sr., died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at his residence with his family by his side.
A native of Northampton County, he was the son of the late Lewis Birdsong and Louise Harris Birdsong. Sammy was also preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Turner.
A United States Army Vietnam Veteran, he was a retired carpenter and a longtime Member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Sammy is survived by his loving wife of 52 years; Linda Odom Birdsong, his sons; Sam Birdsong and his wife Shannon and Jody Birdsong and his wife Tracy, sisters; Faye Dickens and her husband Pete, Alice Connie, and Hazel Stallings, Grandchildren; Cody and Dylan Birdsong, Lyndsay Wolfe, and Katie Birdsong, and his special friends Cliff Stegall and Jimmy McClung.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Sloan and Rev. Randy Martin officiating. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow at Cedarwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A. M. until 10:45 A.M. at the Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 1405 Bolling Road, Roanoke Rapids, NC, 27870.
Online condolences may be left at wrennclarkehagan.com